The Stolen Laptop
July 30, 2020
A Rhode Island Health System paid over a million dollar penalty because their HIPAA compliance was only half-hearted and they didn’t follow through.
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HIPAA Horror Stories
True and Terrifying Tales of Breaches, Disclosures and Penalties
The Leisurely Lapse
July 17, 2020
A giant hospital group loses a simple document, slow-walks their response and gets nailed with a nearly half-million-dollar penalty. Notifications must be timely or the costs can be enormous.
The Lost Thumb Drive
July 2, 2020
A Massachusetts dermatology practice loses a tiny thumb drive and gains a lot of HIPAA headaches. A privacy breach like this is preventable. Don’t become a HIPAA Horror Story.
The Alaska Atrocity
June 18, 2020
The state of Alaska’s health regulator runs afoul of HIPAA and learns that the federal government doesn’t play favorites, when it comes to protecting patient privacy.
HIPAA Compliance is Good Insurance
June 5, 2020
A Puerto Rican health insurance company fails to take HIPAA compliance seriously and gets slapped with multi-million-dollar settlement. Feds demand comprehensive reform.
The Texas-Sized Failure
May 22, 2020
Lost Phone Exposes HIPAA Risk Management Failure Have you ever lost your phone? It’s inconvenient and annoying. But that’s usually the end of it. But
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