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HHS settles HIPAA case with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee for $1.5 million following theft of 57 computer drives

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Dissent

From HHS: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1,500,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules, Leon Rodriguez, Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced today.  BCBST…

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HHS settles HIPAA case with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee for $1.5 million following theft of 57 computer drives

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Dissent

From HHS: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1,500,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules, Leon Rodriguez, Director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced today. …

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OR: Portland psychiatrist alerting patients personal information stolen

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Dissent

Nick Budnick reports: A Northwest Portland psychiatrist is putting out public notice that personal information of 480 current and former patients on a laptop was stolen from his office. A burglar broke into Dr. David Turner’s office last October, stealing the laptop and other items. Turner is now seeking current and former patients to inform…

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A horrific privacy breach averted, but why did Anonymous remain silent? (UPDATED)

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Dissent

I couldn’t fall asleep last night.  It’s not often that a data breach worries me, but what I read online had concerned me.  According to a hacker calling himself @PabloEscobarSec, he had hacked the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS), and intended to leak the names of all of the women who had used the service….

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Ore. nurse aide posted Facebook photos of patients

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Dissent

Jail time for a privacy of invasion is not that common, so I thought I’d post this one from Oregon: An Oregon nursing assistant spent eight days in jail after a jury found her guilty of taking disturbing photos of elderly or disabled patients and posting them to her Facebook wall. A jury convicted Nai…

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Kern Medical Center notifies 1,500 patients after records stolen from physician's car

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dissent

Christine Dinh reports: Kern Medical Center is sending out letters to 1,500 patients notifying them their medical records have been stolen. KMC says the theft happened February 25. A hospital resident physician conducting research printed out 1,500 records of patients who previously visited the clinic for valley fever. The resident took home the records in…

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