A Chicago record storage and disposal company has been named in a complaint filed by the Illinois Attorney General as a result of the negligent disposal of a medical practice’s
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Even the Federal Government Can’t Hide: How a High-End Cyberattack Breached One of the Most “Protected” Systems
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
Guest Blogger: Violetta Abinaked, Summer Associate (originally posted by Mark McCreary’s on Privacy Compliance & Data Security)
With data breaches being the quickly trending “flavor of the month”…
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Doctor is Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Thousands of Patient Records
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Our partner Elizabeth Litten and I were quoted by our good friend Marla Durben Hirsch in her recent article in Medical Practice Compliance Alert entitled “Doctor is Arrested for Stealing…
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MINNESOTA BLUES GET HEALTH RECORDS SNOOPING BLUES
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A registered nurse employed by Minnesota Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS) with a history of drug offenses allegedly accessed a prescription drug database 249 times without a legitimate purpose, according…
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When HIPAA Applies to Patient Assistance Programs (and When It Doesn’t)
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Patient Assistance Programs (PAPs) have proliferated in recent years, despite the fact that many commonly-prescribed medications have lost patent protection and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has attempted to eliminate…
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Celebrities’ Health Information Compromised by Sony Hacking
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Fox Rothschild partner Scott Vernick recently appeared as a guest on the Willis Report to discuss the fallout of the hacking of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Click here to view the…
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Is that Cute Baby Photo Really PHI? Calming the HIPAA Hullabaloo
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Last Sunday’s New York Times article by Anemona Hartocollis on the illegality of posting baby pictures in a doctor’s office made me wonder if anyone I know could pick my…
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Will Unearthing the FTC’s Data Security Standards Help the Health Care Industry?
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As a regulatory lawyer, I frequently find myself parsing words and phrases crafted by legislators and agencies that, all too often, are frustratingly vague or contradictory when applied to a…
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Unencrypted Laptops Prove Costly
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Is the PHI on all your mobile devices encrypted? If not, here’s another two million reasons to make encryption your top priority. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the…
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Wild West Data Breach Sheriff Wins a Round Back East
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LabMD is not the only company that has tried to buck the FTC’s assertion of authority over data security breaches. Wyndham Worldwide Corp. has spent the past year contesting the…
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