A collection of 58 posts
A pediatric clinic in Texas lost a single unencrypted laptop in 2017. That laptop contained the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of 3,500 patients
A dermatology practice in Massachusetts left a voicemail on a patient's home phone, confirming a diagnosis in front of the patient's
When the Code Goes Hospital-Wide, HIPAA Doesn't Clock Out A category 4 hurricane is bearing down on the Gulf Coast. Your hospital'
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call Nobody Expected In 2016, Advocate Medical Group settled with the Office for Civil Rights for $5.55 million after
A banner health system in Arizona lost track of 3.7 million patient records in a single breach. The result: a $1.25 million settlement
A pediatric dental office in Indianapolis left a box of patient charts on the curb for recycling. A passerby took a photo, posted it to
A Law That Turned HIPAA From Paper Tiger to Predator In 2009, a hospital in Texas left 35,000 patient records exposed on a publicly
A $4.3 Million Wake-Up Call That Started with Four Letters In 2016, Advocate Health Care Network agreed to pay $5.55 million to settle
A Single Stolen Laptop Cost This Health System $3.9 Million In 2018, the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) settled with the Office for
In 2017, Presence Health paid $475,000 to the Office for Civil Rights after a single mistake: they waited too long to notify patients about
A single unencrypted laptop stolen from a parked car cost Concentra Health Services $1,725,220. The laptop contained patient names, dates of birth, Social
A nurse at a large hospital system picks up the phone and reads a patient's HIV status to the wrong family member. No
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