Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final consent order settling charges that a company providing medical billing and revenue management services to hospitals in multiple states unfairly exposed sensitive consumer information to the risk of theft or misuse because of its inadequate data security measures. The FTC alleged that the Chicago-based company violated…
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Accretive Health Settles FTC Charges That It Failed to Adequately Protect Consumers’ Personal Information
From the FTC, a follow-up on a breach that was first disclosed in September 2011, and that I’ve covered a number of times on PHIprivacy.net (see these articles). Regular readers may recall that Accretive was also sued by Minnesota’s Attorney General. That suit settled for $2.5 million in July 2012. Accretive Health, Inc., a company that…
Why The Media 'Can't Handle the Truth' About Accretive Health
There’s generally more than one side to a story, and Michael Klozotsky points out that the media has contributed to what may be unfair attacks on Accretive Health. Worth a read.
In letter to Franken, Accretive denies violating Emergency Medial Treatment and Labor Act
Melanie Evans reports: In comments to U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Accretive Health rejected a recent report that suggested the healthcare billing and collection company violated emergency-room access, patient privacy and debt collection laws. Accretive’s 29-page comment letter (PDF) came in response to questions from the senator following a highly critical report from Minnesota’s attorney general on Accretive’s business practices….
Accretive moves to dismiss AG's law suit
John O’Brien recaps the Accretive Health news reported on this blog last week (here, here, and here): A New York City law firm has followed up on Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson’s lawsuit against Accretive Health, filing a securities class action suit against the company. In January, Swanson filed a suit against Accretive, a Chicago…
Senator Franken questions Accretive about allegations raised by Minnesota's Attorney General
As mentioned in a previous blog post, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota sent a letter to Accretive Health concerning the allegations in a report by the state’s Attorney General Lori Swanson. Sen. Franken has reason to be concerned. Not only is Minnesota his home state, but he is the Chairman of the Senate Privacy, Technology,…