I have been following this case from the beginning and wondering why the heck HHS didn’t come down on Walgreens like they did on their competitors CVS and RiteAid. And now we learn that OCR just closed the case with no penalty? Seriously? So CVS and RiteAid get clobbered by both the FTC and HHS/OCR, and Walgreens…….
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Third Circuit Considers Injury-in-Fact Requirement for Data-Breach Class Actions
Natalie Garcia and Charles W. Mondora write: Two class actions currently pending in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, In re Horizon Healthcare Services Inc. Data Breach Litigation (D. N.J. Mar. 31, 2015), appeal docketed, No. 15-2309, and Storm v. Paytime, 90 F.Supp. 3d 359 (M.D. Pa. 2015), appeal docketed, No. 15-3690, are being monitored closely…
Hack of former DST business exposes Blue Cross Blue Shield member info
This may turn out to be one of the biggest healthcare sector breaches of the year. Kansas City Business Journals reports: Newkirk Products Inc. reported a security breach of personal information for health insurance ID cards, including those for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. However, Newkirk said in a Friday release, the breach did not…
Massive Cyber Attack at Banner Health Affects 3.7M Individuals
Rajiv Leventhal reports: Phoenix-based Banner Health, one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., announced on August 3 that it is notifying approximately 3.7 million individuals about a breach in which cyber attackers gained unauthorized access to computer systems that process payment card data at food and beverage outlets at certain Banner locations. The…
American Family Care notifies 7,200 patients of breach involving PHI
American Family Care recently notified HHS of a breach affecting 7,200 patients. The breach was coded as “Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Electronic Medical Record,” with the location coded as “Other.” Pretty confusing, right? Here’s their statement that explains it: (Birmingham, AL – July 29, 2016) At American Family Care (AFC) we are committed to maintaining the privacy and…
Some recent additions to HHS’s breach tool
Sometimes it takes a while to find documentation on breaches posted on HHS’s public breach tool. Here are some details on two breaches added to their site this month: Blaine Chiropractic Center – MN On July 14, HHS posted an entry for Blaine Chiropractic Center in Minnesota that affected 1,945 patients. The incident was coded as…