Written by Helen Gregg Minnesota officials have begun an investigation into a data breach at MNsure, the state’s health insurance exchange, according to a Minnesota Public Radio report. The breach occurred when an MNsure employee accidentally sent 2,400 insurance agents’ information to another broker, according to the report. Governor Mark Dayton downplayed the incident as […]
Read MoreImagine being rushed to the hospital with appendicitis, but your medical chart – unbeknownst to you – shows that your appendix has already been removed. That confusion could delay treatment. What if your blood type is different from what’s in your medical file? Or maybe you have severe drug allergies, but the records have been […]
Read MoreTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. and WASHINGTON, Sept. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Medical identity theft is a national healthcare issue with life-threatening and hefty financial consequences. According to the 2013 Survey on Medical Identity Theft conducted by Ponemon Institute, medical identity theft and “family fraud” are on the rise; with the number of victims affected by medical […]
Read MoreDENVER — Covered entities and business associates in the healthcare industry have until September 23, 2013 to become compliant with the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule that took effect in March. Coalfire, an independent information technology Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC) firm, today released findings from a survey that shows business associates have limited understanding […]
Read MoreBy ANNE FLAHERTY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday accused a small Atlanta-based medical lab that specializes in cancer detection of not doing enough to protect its patients’ online records, resulting in the leak of Social Security numbers and birth dates of more than 9,000 consumers. The complaint against LabMD […]
Read MoreA Florissant orthodontist’s office has informed 10,000 people that their personal information could be compromised because of a break-in and burglary at its offices in July. Olson & White Orthodontics, which also has offices in O’Fallon, Mo., was burglarized on July 22. Thieves took computers containing personal data, including patient health information, according to Armstrong […]
Read MoreAuthor Name Patrick Ouellette Following an unsecured protected health information (PHI) breach, HIPAA covered entities must provide breach notifications to patients, the Secretary, and the media if 500+ patients are affected. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) also stipulates that business associates (BAs) must notify covered entities that a breach has occurred. Anyone from a […]
Read MoreBy Jaikumar Vijayan Organizations handling protected health information (PHI) have until Sept. 23 to comply with new security and privacy requirements that were included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009. After that date, all covered entities, including online storage vendors and cloud service providers, will be subject […]
Read MoreFour unencrypted computers at a Park Ridge, Ill.-based administrative office of 200-site Advocate Medical Group serving the Chicago region were stolen during a burglary on July 15, and the Chicago Tribune reports that four million patients could be affected. To Read More Click here: http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/breach-notification-hipaa-privacy-security-advocate-chicago-46515-1.html
Read MoreAuthor Name Patrick Ouellette A state Attorney General alliance recently wrote a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius with apprehension that the new health insurance exchange “navigators” that open for enrollment on Oct. 1, 2013 may compromise patients’ data safety. This letter, sent Aug. 14, followed a letter sent […]
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