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Senator Warner wants to know what HHS OCR did in response to massive leak of patient medical images by organizations

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Dissent

This is a press release you may want to really read as it raises a number of important questions to HHS OCR as to how they do things — and how quickly (or not quickly). Nov 08 2019 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and co-founder of the…

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Main Street Clinical Associates, PA Notifies Patients After Looters Steal PHI

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Dissent

The press release below the separator on this page describes a statistically unusual incident; an explosion at a building adjacent to a covered entity caused an emergency evacuation in which files and file rooms were left open and unsecured. But then the entity and its employees were not allowed to re-enter the building for months….

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No patient information ‘misused’ after Salem Health employee email breach, spokesman says

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Dissent

Jonathan Bach reports: An unauthorized person gained access to employee email accounts at Salem Health Hospitals & Clinics, but a spokesman said Thursday that patient information was not “misused.” The unauthorized access happened in July; hospital officials don’t know if the person viewed any patient information in the email phishing attack. Read more on The Statesman.  This…

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Capital One replaces security chief after data breach

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Dissent

Zack Whittaker reports: Capital One  has replaced its cybersecurity chief four months after the company disclosed a massive data breach involving the theft of sensitive data on more than 100 million customers. A spokesperson for Capital One confirmed the news in an email to TechCrunch. Read more on TechCrunch.

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OCR Imposes a $1.6 Million Civil Money Penalty against Texas Health and Human Services Commission for HIPAA Violations

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Dissent

Another settlement announced from HHS tonight. From their press release: The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has imposed a $1,600,000 civil money penalty against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC), for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996…

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If Robert Grant didn’t like having Time AI called “snake oil cryptography,” he’s really going to hate what he’s being called now.

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Dissent

When experts in a field accuse you of promoting “snake oil,” is the proper response to: Double down and argue with them Sue them for not showing you proper respect after you paid $115,000 to be able to present at a conference without prior review by organizers, or Slink away and lick your wounds? Robert…

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