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Data Breach
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Health IT Law Blog
Over 220K PHI records affected in San Francisco area burglary
In a February incident at a Torrance, California medical billing company, burglars made off with several unencrypted computers. According to an announcement by San Francisco’s Department of Public Health, the…
Privacy and Cybersecurity
LXBN Leaders: For the Steptoe Cyberblog, Podcasts and Blog Posts Are Just Another Part of Creating the Conversation
With the Target data breach, the NSA and Edward Snowden, cybersecurity is now one of the most written about parts of law, and having a couple of a government employees…
Health Law Update
Proposed $6.8M Fine Related to Puerto Rico Breach Incident
By Lynn Sessions, King L. Wong, Ph.D.
Triple-S Salud, Inc. (Triple-S), a Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration (PRHIA) contractor, filed a Form 8-K indicating that the PRHIA intended to impose a civil monetary penalty (CMP) of $6,768,000 and…
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Recent IRS, MTA Data Breaches Provide Reminders To Not Ignore the “Low-Hanging Fruit”
Many organizations believe they have taken all steps necessary to eliminate the risk of a data breach. They often point to the organization's deft IT team and tout the installation…
Data Counsel
Is the 5th Time the Charm? – Nationalizing Data Breach Notification
Once the smoke and dust clears from the latest enormous data breach, the fried servers are hauled away and the ritual IT department purge takes place, the focus seems to…
The Data Advisor
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Settles California Attorney General Charges over Delayed Data Breach Notification
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (Kaiser) recently agreed to settle charges brought by California Attorney General Kamala Harris alleging that Kaiser, a component of Kaiser Permanente, the largest health maintenance…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
HHS Reaches First Settlement with Local Government Over HIPAA Violations
By HL Chronicle of Data Protection
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sent a strong message to local governments last week when it reached a settlement with Skagit County, Washington over alleged violations of…
Technology Law Dispatch
Information Commissioner’s Office issues updated code of practice on conducting Privacy Impact Assessments
By Christine Nielsen Czuprynski
In February, the UK Information Commission’s Office (ICO) issued an updated code of practice on conducting Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA), with a six-point process for organisations to follow (the Code).…
Privacy and Security Law Blog
California AG Weighs in on Cybersecurity
By Paul Glist and Leslie Moylan Just as NIST completes its version 1.0 national Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, California Attorney General Kamala Harris has made clear she intends…
HIPAA & Health Information Technology
HHS Enforces Against County Government in Washington State
Last week’s Resolution Agreement between the US Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“HHS”) and a small county in Washington State marks the first time HHS…