Posts Tagged ‘PHI’
Addiction Treatment Center Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach
A Pennsylvania addiction treatment center is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging that it not only failed to protect patients’ personal health information, but also that its “negligence and deceptive practices†resulted in the inappropriate access of information on nearly 8,000 people. The case is one of a growing number of class action…
Read MoreDumpster Diver Demonstrates Importance of Proper Medical Record Storage and Disposal
Just because a business closes its doors, it doesn’t mean that it no longer is obligated to safeguard patients’ protected health information (PHI), as one company recently learned. Earlier this month, the receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. agreed to pay $100,000 out of the receivership estate to settle potential HIPAA violations.…
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