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$1.7 Million HIPAA Settlement Reinforces Importance of Effective Information Governance of Electronic PHI
Posted on 5 Jul 2012 by Williams Mullen

By Brian C. Vick In the first HIPAA enforcement action brought against a state agency, the United States Department of Health and Human Service ("HHS") announced on June 26, 2012 that it had entered a Resolution Agreement with Alaska's... Read More

Tags: HIPAA , Alaska’s Medicaid program , data theft , United States Department of Health and Human Service , ePHI , HHS , electronic data , cyber risk , Privacy , HITECH Act

Williams Mullen: Health Insurer’s Costly Privacy Breach Provides Guidance For Managing HIPAA Risks Associated With Electronically Stored PHI
Posted on 30 Mar 2012 by Williams Mullen

B y Brian C. Vick In the first enforcement action resulting from a reported privacy breach under the HITECH Act, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee ("BCBST") recently entered a $1.5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Health... Read More

Tags: U.S. Department of Health &amp , HIPAA , ePHI , Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Tennessee , HHS , electronically-stored PHI , data storage , Williams Mullen , Privacy , Litigation , Settlement , HITECH Act , BCBST , Human Services

Williams Mullen: Recent HHS Settlement with Phoenix Cardiac Surgery Highlights HIPAA Risks Of Electronic PHI
Posted on 9 May 2012 by Williams Mullen

By Brian C. Vick On April 17, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service ("HHS") announced that it had entered a Resolution Agreement with Phoenix Cardiac Surgery ("Phoenix") - a four-physician practice based in Arizona... Read More

Tags: Phoenix Cardiac Surgery , HIPAA , HHS , electronic protected health information , Privacy , Litigation , Internet , U.S. Department of Health and Human Service