Since December 2009, when two laptops were stolen from AvMed’s office in Gainesville, Florida, the case has been pursued by some of the 1.2 million insured whose personal and health information were on the laptops. In November 2010, five of them filed a potential class action lawsuit, Although AvMed claimed in November 2010 that there was…
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One year later…. do the HHS breach reports offer any surprises?
It’s now been a full year since the new breach reporting requirements went into effect for HIPAA-covered entities. Although I’ve regularly updated this blog with new incidents revealed on HHS’s web site, it might be useful to look at some statistics for the first year’s worth of reports. During this period, 166 breaches each…
Breaches recently reported to NYS
Last year, New York State began posting logs of breach reports they receive. Entities experiencing a breach are required to inform the state how many NYS residents were involved, but are not required to indicate the total number of individuals affected. Unfortunately, their logs do not indicate precisely whether the NYS residents affected are employees,…
HHS starts to reveal healthcare breaches reported to government
When HITECH was passed as part of the stimulus bill, it introduced new data breach notification requirements, including a requirement that breaches of unsecured personal health information held by covered entities or their business associates affecting more than 500 individuals be reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The requirement was somewhat…
FEATURED: HHS starts to reveal healthcare breaches reported to government (updated)
When HITECH was passed as part of the stimulus bill, it introduced new data breach notification requirements, including a requirement that breaches of unsecured personal health information held by covered entities or their business associates affecting more than 500 individuals be reported to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The requirement was somewhat…