A major provider of behavioral health services to US nursing homes  has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle allegations it failed to adequately  protect private patient information.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced the settlement  with Deer Oaks–The Behavioral Health Solution last week. Deer Oaks  provides psychology, psychiatry and behavioral telehealth services to  residents of long-term care and assisted living facilities.

Attorneys for Luigi Mangione claim the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office broke the law by gaining access to his private health records surreptitiously.

In a new court filing, the defense accuses prosecutors of violating HIPAA, the federal law that protects medical privacy.  They say the DA’s office pressured Mangione’s health insurer, Aetna,  into handing over documents without a court order or consent from any  party involved.