Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
A misconfigured web server and the exposure of sensitive information for nearly 600,000 prison inmates in 2022 will cost medical claims processing company CorrectCare $6.49 million to settle a consolidated proposed class action lawsuit, according to court records.
The incident affected inmates who received medical care between January 2012 and July 2022 in correctional facilities in Louisiana, Georgia, South Carolina and California, for which the firm, CorrectCare Integrated Health, provided claims processing services (see: Misconfigured Server Exposed PHI of 600,000 Inmates).
CorrectCare clients included the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Sacramento County Adult Correctional Health and Mediko Correctional Healthcare, a firm that provides medical and mental health services to inmates at correctional facilities. CorrectCare reported the breach to federal regulators in November 2022.
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