The list of major healthcare breaches reported to federal authorities now stands at 77, with about 70 percent stemming from the theft or loss of a computer device or paper records.
Two February incidents are among those recently added to the federal tally of major healthcare breaches. One involves a laptop theft; the other the loss of DVDs.
The Medical Center at Bowling Green is notifying 5,418 patients of a breach resulting from the theft of an unencrypted portable hard drive stored in a locked area.
Before healthcare organizations can prepare to comply with the HITECH breach notification rule, they must understand its complex details. In an exclusive interview, attorney Deven McGraw sorts through the major provisions in laymen's terms.
A surgeon who was a former UCLA Healthcare System employee has been sentenced to four months in prison after admitting he illegally read private electronic medical records of celebrities and others.
Federal regulators soon will fix one of the problems with the official tally of major healthcare breaches. The Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services will begin naming the names of solo practitioners that have major breaches, rather than listing them only as "private practice." And...
Healthcare organizations must revamp their business associate contracts to help ensure compliance with the HITECH Act's breach notification rule, says security expert Tom Walsh.
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is wrapping up notification of nearly 3,000 individuals about a breach stemming from documents that were improperly discarded in a recycling bin rather than shredded.
All healthcare organizations should create a detailed plan for meeting the requirements of the HITECH breach notification rule, says attorney Gerry Hinkley.
Just how common are information breaches at hospitals? That depends on which survey you believe.
For example, a survey of 220 hospitals released April 20 found that 84 percent of U.S. hospitals have at least one breach incident a year, and 42 percent have at least 10 incidents. Earlier this month, another survey...
About 42 percent of hospitals have at least 10 information breaches a year, according to a new survey. That's double the percentage in a similar survey conducted a year earlier.
A small-town hospital in Wisconsin has notified 600 patients about a breach in connection with a former emergency room nurse charged with fraudulently obtaining controlled substances.
A New York managed care plan has learned an important lesson about leased copy machines: Many contain hard drives that should be scrubbed of information before the copiers are returned.
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