Michigan Attorney General Announces Health Care Data Breach
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in May, 2019
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office announced its Consumer Protection Division has been contacted by consumers after receiving multiple notification letters from Inmediata Health Group regarding a data breach. Inmediata’s data breach resulted from inappropriate website settings permitted search engines to index internal web pages. It is unclear how much personal and medical information were accessible […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Battle Creek Medical Practice Forced To Close After Ransomware Attack
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Apr, 2019
As of April 30, 2019 the Brookside ENT and Hearing Center in Battle Creek will be closing after it suffered a ransomware attack. The ransomware encrypted the practice’s system which housed patient records, appointment schedules, and payment information, rendering data inaccessible. The attacker demanded a ransom of $6,500 in exchange for a key to […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Physician Criminally Sentenced For HIPAA Violation – Could You Defend A Similar Violation?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jan, 2019
A Georgia based pediatric cardiologist was recently sentenced to six months of probation for a HIPAA violation he had previously pled guilty to in 2018. He faced up to one year in prison for the HIPAA violation. The physician was prosecuted by the Department of Justice in Massachusetts in connection with an investigation into the Massachusetts-based […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Could Former Employees Set You Up For Costly HIPAA Penalties?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Dec, 2018
The Pagosa Springs Medical Center in Colorado settled an Office of Civil Rights HIPAA breach investigation by agreeing to pay a fine of $111,400. The settlement stemmed from a 2013 complaint that a former employee was able to access the Medical Center‘s web-based scheduling calendar, which contained patient protected health information (PHI). Pagosa Springs Medical […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates
Do You Know Where Your Electronic Device Is?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Oct, 2018
Today it is common for health care facilities, medical practices and health care companies to issue electronic devices, such as laptops, smartphones, tablets, etc., to their employees for use when conducting business. Such electronic devices, while essential to carrying out business functions, it is important that these electronic devices are inventoried, tracked, and if redeployed […]
Category: Electronic Health Records, HIPAA, News & Updates, Telemedicine
HIPAA – Do Your Policies and Procedures Comply With Security Requirements?
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Sep, 2018
In a recent newsletter issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights, the Office highlights critical considerations when developing policies and procedures to ensure the security of electronic media and devices. HIPAA requires covered entities and business associates to implement policies and procedures to limit physical access to its electronic […]
Category: HIPAA, News & Updates, Professional Development
University Of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Must Pay More Than $4.3 Million For HIPAA Violations
Posted by donna@healthlawcenterplc.com in Jun, 2018
An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled that MD Anderson Cancer Center must pay more than $4.3 million in civil monetary penalties for violating HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. The ruling is based on three separate data breaches in 2012 and 2013 that involved the theft of an unencrypted laptop from a MD Anderson physician’s home […]
Category: HIPAA
Post Tagged with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Donna Craig, HIPAA, Privacy Rule, Security Rule, The Health Law Center HIPAA: When Are Mobile App Developers Business Associates?
Posted by Donna Craig in Mar, 2016
With the explosion of electronic health technology aimed at improving patient health outcomes, it was only a matter of time before the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) weighed in regarding the electronic health technology’s impact on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”). HHS launched a new platform in October […]
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Post Tagged with Donna Craig, EHR, EHR Vendor, Electronic Health Record, Electronic Health Record Vendor, HIPAA, Security Rule, The Health Law Center Is Your Patient Health Information Protected?
Posted by Donna Craig in Feb, 2015
Last week we woke up to the news that the second largest health insurance company in the country, Anthem Insurance Company, had its patient database hacked into by cyber attackers. While it is too early to know the full scope and impact of Anthem’s security breach, it does raise questions as to what security measures […]
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