Emory University is investigating a breach of its information technology infrastructure that is similar to incidents recently reported by other academic institutions and large organizations. We are working closely with information security consultants and law enforcement to determine the source and impact of this breach. We are not aware at this time of any protected health … [Read more...] about Yet another University breached . . .
You want to surplus a photocopier? Do not pass Go, do not collect $200. Pay $1,215,780 for not paying attention to Information Security. Read about it here: http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/12m-photocopy-breach-proves-costly … [Read more...] about Surplus a photocopier, pay $1,215,780 HIPAA fine.
It's 2013 and some organizations still don't take information security seriously. Maybe lawsuits are a cheap result. Read the confession here: http://www.retinalmd.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Retinal-Consultants-HIPAA-Notification.pdf … [Read more...] about Stolen laptop compromises patient data . . .
Rocky Mountain Spine Clinic fired an employee for policy violations when she emailed protected information to her personal email account so she could work in the evening. Technically, she misappropriated and stole protected health information. Read about it … [Read more...] about Work from home? You’re fired!
Oregon Health & Science University is notifying 3,044 patients that their OHSU health information was stored on an Internet-based email and/or document storage service, also known as a "cloud" computing system. Although the Internet-based service provider (Google Drive, Google Mail) is password-protected and has security measures and policies in place to protect … [Read more...] about HIPAA : Read the Fine Print!