Posted by admin on March 18, 2011
Health Net, who recently settled the first HIPAA-related lawsuit for the 2009 loss of a computer disk drive that put 1.5 million patients at risk, has suffered another data breach of a sizeable nature. The unexplained loss of 9 server drives at its data center has put 2 million Health Net members, employees and health [...]
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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 »
