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Despite a recent ruling making it harder for plaintiffs to get statutory damages under the California Medical Information Act, lawyers still seem to be eager to file class action lawsuits against California hospitals. Given California’s stricter breach notification requirements, I can almost see why. See this press release recruiting potential plaintiffs or class members as an…

There have been more than 800 incidents of data loss by health boards in the last five years, new figures have revealed. They include patient notes being found in public places within NHS buildings, documents left in car parks and public transport, and personal information being sent to the wrong address. Figures obtained by the…

Attorney Jeff Drummond compares the cost of hiring a professional o get your policies and procedures in place to the cost of not having them in place and triggering an OCR investigation.

by Airman 1st Class Joshua Eikren 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs 12/18/2013 – SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Individuals who inappropriately store and transmit Personally Identifiable Information, or PII, over the Air Force Network will now have their accounts locked in response to the violation. Patricia Feist, 375th Communications Squadron base records manager, said, “Personally Identifiable Information…

UPDATE of Dec. 28: The medical center now states that there was NO patient data on the stolen computer. Good news, indeed! Original post: Four days after a computer was stolen from Inspira Medical Center Vineland, the hospital still can’t say whether there was any patient data on it? That’s absurd. Just ask the staff…

In one of the FTC enforcement actions I’ve been following, there has been another development. On December 17, LabMD moved to disqualify Commissioner Julie Brill from hearing the case, claiming her public statements that specifically mention the case show she has prejudged the case. The FTC responded to the motion, here, opposing the motion, but…