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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has announced that West Georgia Ambulance has agreed to settle agency allegations of longstanding HIPAA noncompliance.January 1
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Jackson Health System in Miami will pay a penalty of $2.2 million for data breaches and failures to comply with the HIPAA security and breach notification rules.October 23
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A recent settlement provides a clear lesson on the limitations of social media for healthcare organizations what they may post.October 8
AssociateMirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
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The company contends that two of the foundational facts the agency used in making its case are ‘demonstrably false.’July 15
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Health insurer Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield will pay $10 million to settle a suit brought against the company by Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson.July 12
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The University of Chicago and Google are named in a suit contending that they failed to protect the privacy and security of patient data because it was not fully de-identified.July 1
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Five years after hackers accessed the personal information of 10.6 million individuals, parties to a consolidated class action lawsuit have reached one of the largest healthcare data breach settlements.June 5
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Medical Informatics Engineering will pay settlements totaling $1 million for its role in compromising protected health information.May 30
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The latest substantial HIPAA action against an EHR vendor underscores the need to make sure the process is consistent and effective.May 24
AssociateMirick, O'Connell, DeMallie & Lougee, LLP
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In May 2015, Medical Informatics Engineering, a vendor operating a health information exchange, discovered suspicious activity involving one of its servers.May 23
