Posted by admin on September 2, 2010
Earlier this summer, the Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed and settled the first HIPAA-related lawsuit. Following suit in other HIPAA news, pharmacy chain Rite Aid has now been levied with a $1 million fine for violations to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. According to federal charges, Rite [...]
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Posted by admin on July 30, 2010
As we previously mentioned, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed the first HIPAA-related lawsuit. That lawsuit has now been settled, also a first. The settlement agreement [PDF] between the State of Connecticut and the defendants (Health Net) is the result of the loss of a computer disk drive that had unencrypted health information for 1.5 [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: 5 Million, Absolute Software, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Computer Disk Drive, Connecticut Attorney General, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Data Breaches, Financial Payments, Health Information, Health Net, Health Plans, Hipaa, Identity Theft Insurance, Insurance, Pdf, Privacy Law, Security Measures, Security Whitepaper, Settlement Agreement, State Of Connecticut | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 27, 2010
The first HIPAA-related lawsuit has just been filed by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The AG is suing Health Net of Connecticut for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information for 446,000 Connecticut residents and for failing to promptly notify those at risk from the breach. In his lawsuit, Blumenthal is seeking [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Breach, Company Policies, Connecticut Attorney General, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Residents, Consulting Firm, Disclosure, Financial Information, Forensic Consulting, Health Imaging, Health Net, Hipaa Compliance, Hipaa Violations, Image Clipart, Patient Medical Records, Scope, Six Months, Thieves, Unauthorized Access | No Comments »
