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Stolen laptop risks data of 2,100 Boston Children's patients
The personal information of more than 2,100 Boston Children's Hospital patients has been jeopardized after a hospital employee lost a laptop containing unencrypted health data.
Hospital pays $750K to settle data breach of missing tapes
South Shore Hospital agreed to pay $750,000 to settle claims that the Massachusetts hospital violated state and federal law by allegedly failing to protect the health information of more than 800,000 individuals, the Massachusetts attorney general's office announced.
Emory Healthcare loses records for 315K patients, including CEO's
As hospitals increasingly suffer data breaches resulting in identity theft , Emory Healthcare announced missing records for roughly 315,000 surgical patients, including those of the hospital's chief
ID thefts plague hospitals
According to a February study , 91 percent of small healthcare organizations suffered at least one data breach, with 24 percent of them likely resulting in medical identity theft. That list already is
Blue Cross spends $18.5M on HIPAA violation
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee has the dubious distinction of becoming the first health insurer to receive a fine--a hefty $1.5 million--for violating the Health Insurance Privacy and
How to calculate the cost of a hospital data breach
Although hospital operators know that a data breach can lead to significant consequences--lawsuits, loss of business and reputation--a new report by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
Patients sue UCLA over encrypted data breach
UCLA Health System faces a class-action lawsuit regarding a data breach that involved the electronic health records of 16,288 patients. Even though the hard drive, which was stolen during a home
How finance execs can help address data breaches
Patient data breaches have typically been the bailiwick of the CIO and other healthcare IT executives, but new data suggest it might be time for the finance people to step in. A study by the
Most not ready for HIPAA audits; data breaches abound
Even though the Office of Civil Rights has already started conducting Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) audits , most healthcare organizations are not prepared for a privacy
Sutter Health faces second lawsuit over data breach of 4.2M patients
It's only been days since patients sued Sutter Health over its largest data breach , and the Californian health system faces a second class-action lawsuit. Like Karen Pardieck's complaint, the law
