Jeffrey M. Schlossberg writes about the Doe v. Guthrie Clinic case and lawsuit discussed previously on this blog. When does a medical clinic’s employee’s unauthorized texting of patient confidential health information result in liability to the clinic? The answer; it depends. In Doe v. Guthrie Clinic, Ltd., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a patient’s claim against…
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Triple-S Salud fined $6.8M for HIPAA breach (updated)
Caribbean Business reports that Triple-S Salud has been fined nearly $6.8 million for violations of the federal Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Triple-S Salud is a licensee of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Puerto Rico and handles managed care for Medicare enrollees. The penalty handed down by the Puerto Rico government’s Medical Insurance Administration…
NHS admits new medical records database could pose privacy risk
Laura Donnelly writes: Patient confidentiality could be undermined by the new medical records database, the NHS’s own risk analysis has warned. The controversial database could be vulnerable to hackers or could be used to identify patients “maliciously”, the document, seen by The Telegraph, states. It says the scheme could damage public confidence in the NHS…
Forbes Breach Email Statistics
Total of 1,056,986 E-mail’s Found are unique. Total of 111,735 E-mail Providers 564 FORBES.COM 844 .GOV 14,572 .EDU Below is a list of all email providers that have 2 or more in the breach. (full list here) Article: https://datalossdb.org gmail.com: [407769] yahoo.com: [181617] hotmail.com: [86667] aol.com: [25032] justafou.com: [20092] asertol1.co.tv: [17472] comcast.net: [11368] live.com: [9842] xamog.com:…
LA: Former Covington chiropractor charged with health care fraud and identity theft by federal grand jury
Heather Nolan reports: A former Covington chiropractor has been indicted by a federal grand jury on 30 counts of health care fraud and four counts of aggravated identity theft, according to U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite Jr. David Lee Killen, 42, is accused of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, Polite’s office said in a news release…
TN: Bag stolen from Memphis VA provider compromises veterans' info
Shay Harris reports: United States Veteran Levern Garner received a letter from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Memphis two weeks before Christmas. “The letter stated some information had come up missing off the VA property,” said Garner. The missing documents included Garner’s personal information to be exact. According to the letter written by VA…