On February 24, 2012, HHS posted number 400 on its ever-lengthening list of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals.
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Another Marcher Joins the Parade of Major Reported PHI Security Breaches: Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Healthcare System
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System has suffered the fourth largest PHI security breach reported on the HHS Web site during 2011 with 400,000 affected individuals.
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The Henry Ford Health System Makes Another Appearance in the Parade of PHI Security Breaches
On February 25, 2011, Robin Erb, Medical Writer at the Detroit Free Press, wrote an article entitled, “Lost Device Compromises Medical Information of 2,777 Patients” relative to another security lapse in less than a year within Henry Ford Health System.
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PHI: The University of Tennessee Medical Center Joins the Parade of Potential Security Breaches
The University of Tennessee Medical Center based in Knoxville has apparently recently joined in the march.
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PHI: What Can a Provider Do to “Insure” Against a Security Breach?
A type of relatively new insurance coverage may be an option for those who worry that even airtight, well-implemented policies and procedures may not be enough to protect a healthcare provider against financial losses from a PHI security breach.
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PHI: Postscript to the Security Breach at Henry Ford Health System
The HHS Web site has now listed the PHI security breach at Henry Ford Health System.
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