Laptop theft is one of the most common causes of patient information breaches and it is growing more expensive for HIPAA-Covered entities as federal regulators crack down hard. Already this year, laptop thefts were central to two multi-million settlements with the Office of Civil Rights: $1.55MM settlement – North Memorial Health Care – Robbinsdale, Minnesota […]
Health Information Management
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March 16, 2016
Karmanos Cancer Center Suffers Data Breach Involving Flash Drive
DETROIT – The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center is contacting 2,808 patients and family members of patients after becoming aware of a lost unencrypted flash drive that contained some patient information. The patients were treated at Karmanos’ Detroit and Farmington Hills locations. Karmanos officials said they have no knowledge or evidence of fraudulent or criminal […]
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March 7, 2016
Radiology Regional Center paper medical records fall out of back of truck
In the category of “Seriously—not again?” Radiology Regional Center, located in Fort Myers, Florida, notified over 480,000 individuals and the Office for Civil Rights that their medical records, including names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, health insurance numbers and medical assessments fell out of the back of a truck when the […]
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