What you might have thought was not a big breach (or a big deal in terms of HIPAA compliance), might end up being a big headache for covered entities and business associates. In fact, it’s probably a good idea to try to find out what “smaller” breaches your competitors are reporting (admittedly not an easy
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Doctor is Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Thousands of Patient Records
By Michael Kline on
Posted in Privacy & Security
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 Thousands of Patient Records.” While the full text can be found in the February 16, 2015 issue of Medical Practice Compliance Alert, the following…
Hacked Health Records Prized for their Black Market Value
By William Maruca on
I received a disturbing robo-call over the weekend informing me that someone had attempted to use my credit card number fraudulently in a retail store in the next county. When I called back and verified these were not legitimate charges, my card issuer assured me that I would not be financially responsible, canceled my card…
“Digital Quarantine” or Vaccination? What Cybersecurity Experts Can Learn from Health Care
By Elizabeth Litten on
Posted in Health IT, Privacy & Security
Perhaps the health care industry has a cybersecurity solution staring us in the face: vaccines. Perhaps we should be trying to vaccinate our data storage systems rather than relying on firewalls to quarantine them. In an article posted on www.philly.com, Associated Press author Youkyung Lee says cybersecurity defense has traditionally been based “on the idea…
Celebrities’ Health Information Compromised by Sony Hacking
By Elizabeth Litten on
Posted in Privacy & Security, Sensitive Health Information
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 segment. Celebrities’ individually identifiable health information, some of which appears to be protected health information (“PHI”) under HIPAA, was among the sensitive personal data hacked…