What If Your Google Search Reveals Your Medical Record?
A patient at St. Joseph Health System of Orange County, California, discovered that his medical record was available through search engines. This discovery resulted in .. read more
On February 20th, 2012,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: audit, emr, HIPAA, identity theft, Jonathan P. Tomes, PHI
Federal HIPAA Lawsuit Against a Business Associate
The Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has sued a debt collection company in federal court for HIPAA violations involving an employee’s laptop stolen in Minneapolis. .. read more
On January 30th, 2012,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: business associate, emr, HIPAA, HIPAA violation, HITECH, identity theft, Jonathan P. Tomes
Major Breach Results in California State Court Lawsuit | HIPAA
Sutter Health of California suffered the theft of a computer containing health information on 4.2 million patients. A Sacramento law firm filed a class action .. read more
On November 29th, 2011,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: breach, HIPAA, identity theft, Jonathan P. Tomes, PHI, risk analysis
Do You Have to Comply with the Red Flag Rule? | HIPAA Compliance
A health care practice recently asked me whether it had to comply with the Red Flag Rule now that “professionals” have been carved out of .. read more
On October 18th, 2011,
posted in: HIPAA Compliance Blog by Jonathan Tomes Tags: HIPAA, HITECH, identity theft, Jonathan P. Tomes, PHI, Red Flag
