New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been in hot pursuit of organizations in his state that fail to maintain the security and privacy of personal information. On March 6, 2018, the Attorney General’s office...more
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (Children’s) was hit with a $3.2 million civil penalty from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for failing to take steps to properly protect...more
2/8/2017
/ Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Penalties ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI ,
Security Standards
As the East Coast prepares for the arrival of Hurricane Matthew, covered entities and business associates should take the opportunity to remind their workforce members to safeguard protected health information (PHI) that is...more
10/6/2016
/ Business Associates ,
Covered Entities ,
Data Breach ,
Data Protection ,
Disaster Preparedness ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Medical Records ,
Natural Disasters ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
PHI ,
Severe Weather
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on August 4, 2016, a settlement agreement with Advocate Health Care Network, an integrated healthcare system with ten hospitals and a...more
8/10/2016
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Data Breach ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Hospitals ,
OCR ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
PHI
An Illinois circuit court judge has dismissed five of six claims in a consolidated class action against Advocate Health and Hospital Corporation arising from a data breach in July 2013. The judge’s dismissal with prejudice...more
9/25/2015
/ Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Breach of Implied Contract ,
Class Action ,
Compliance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Healthcare ,
Negligence ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Unjust Enrichment
On July 10, 2014, a Kane County, Illinois Circuit Court granted a motion to dismiss with prejudice in favor of Advocate Health & Hospitals Corporation (Advocate) in a class action case arising out of a breach of patients'...more