Posted by admin on September 13, 2011
In June 2011, the United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) awarded KPMG, LLP a $9.2 million contract to administer random audits of hospitals, physician practices and other healthcare entities. This is yet another indication that HIPAA enforcement is up. Audits will be random to an extent, though [...]
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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 »
