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Louisiana Law Blog
$1.5 Million HIPAA Breach Settlement
The United States Department of Health and Human Services, Offices for Civil Rights (“OCR”) and BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) announced a settlement this week for $1.5 million for…
Technology Law Dispatch
First Enforcement Action Resulting From a Breach Self-Report Announced by OCR
By Nancy Halstead, Brad Rostolsky
On March 13, 2012 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Civil Rights (OCR) announced its settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST), marking the…
Data Counsel
HHS Settles HIPAA Violations Related to a Breach for $1.5M
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BCBST) was the victim of a theft in 2009 when an intruder stole 57 hard drives which contained protected health information (PHI) of more than 1…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
HHS Settles First Breach Notification Rule Case for $1.5 Million
On March 13, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that BlueCross Blue Shield of Tennessee agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle potential violations of the HIPAA…
HL Chronicle of Data Protection
HHS Announces First Enforcement Action Resulting From Self-Reported HITECH Breach
By Marcy Wilder
On March 13, 2012, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its settlement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST). The…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
2012 IAPP Global Privacy Summit
Hunton & Williams privacy professionals will be featured speakers at the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C., this week.
Health IT Law Blog
OCR to release final breach notification rule in March
Via Healthcare Info Security: The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has set a March target date for release of the long-delayed final version of Health…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
An Example of the Right Way to Handle a Data Breach: Motorola Xoom
'Privacy' 'Motorola' 'Xoom' 'Data Breach'
Workplace Privacy, Data Management & Security Report
Debt Collection Agency Sued by Minnesota Attorney General Over Privacy Breach and Other Concerns
Like any business that handles personal information, debt collection agencies have obligations to maintain reasonable safeguards to protect that information. Recent enforcement activity by the Minnesota Attorney General's office makes this…
M & A Law Prof Blog
Chinese hackers target law firms
By CorporateAcquisitions MergerLawBlogger
Honestly, it hadn't occurred to me that Chinese hackers would be targeting law firms to get inside information on pending merger transactions, but then again I guess that's why I'm…