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Seattle health system will pay $100K HIPAA fine
A Seattle-based health system has agreed to pay a $100,000 HIPAA fine--as well as improve its medical data security--after failing to properly secure data backup tapes, disks and laptops. During 2005... Read more...
Audit finds that IL Medicaid paid providers late
An audit of Illinois'' Medicaid program has found that a $1.5 billion financial shortfall led to delays in paying physicians, hospitals and nursing homes over recent years. However, in recent times... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Hospitals have data security blind spot; NYU Medical Ctr. gets $100 million gift; and much more...
> Increasingly, it's looking like U.S. hospitals have a blind spot when it comes to data security. Read more...
