The number of large breaches of Protected Health Information (PHI) under HIPAA that have been reported on the so-called “Wall of Shame” (the HHS List) maintained by the U.S. Department
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The Parade of PHI Security Breaches: Why Did it Take Two Years for the Status of Minne-Tohe Health Center as a Marcher to be Disclosed?
It is noteworthy that there are often substantial delays in disclosures regarding covered entities (“CEs”) that have become marchers in the Parade of large Protected Health Information (“PHI”) security breaches…
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The Parade of PHI Security Breaches: With a New Large Breach, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration Marches Again
Elizabeth Litten and Michael Kline write:
For the second time in less than 2 ½ years, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (the “FSSA”) has suffered a large…
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The Parade of Major Reported PHI Breaches Creeps Ahead to 525 – Theft Continues to Dominate the Numbers
As of January 1, 2013, there were 525 postings on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services list of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals. “Theft” constituted the majority of PHI breach types reported.
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Boston Children’s Hospital: Reported Large PHI Security Breach in Argentina Gives the Parade a New International Flavor
Within the last week, The Boston Globe has reported that venerable Boston Children’s Hospital, the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has notified the public media and affected individuals of a large PHI security breach that occurred in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Google is Shutting Down the Three Year Initiative of Google Health into Online Personal Health Records
A significant reason for the lack of attraction to Google Health may be the reasonable uneasiness that consumers have about privacy and security of their personal health information (PHI).
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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: The Parade of Security Breaches Continues to Lengthen with the Addition of Henry Ford Health System
The Henry Ford Health System has notified affected patients of a breach involving unsecured PHI.
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Missing from the Parade of Large PHI Security Breaches – Advice to the Public by the Secretary of HHS on its Change in an HHS Website URL
HHS should provide notice and guidance about its change in URL address for its list of PHI security breaches involving over 499 individuals.
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