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Keep up to date on industry newsHIPAA and Parental Access to Sensitive Information
There have been a number of breaches of sensitive information recently and questions have come up about minors who are seen for mental health and substance abuse…
$100,000 Settlement for Indiana Medical Records Service
Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc., a medical records service in Indiana, has paid the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) $100,000 to settle a HIPAA breach…
Spear-phishing Attempt Successful, IT Team on Point
Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently notified the public of a successful spear-phishing attempt…
$4.7 Million Settlement Reached in Washington State University Class-Action, Data Breach Lawsuit
Washington State University recently found itself on the hook for around $4.7 million in a class-action, data-breach lawsuit…
Touchstone Medical Imaging to Pay $3 Million After Breach
The Tennessee-based, medical-imaging company, Touchstone, has agreed to pay a hefty $3-million fine to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in order to settle a breach that occurred in May of 2014…
Withholding Patient Dental Records Could Lead to Big Fines, Like $4.3 Million
The Dental Board of California revealed that a number of dentists in the state are failing to provide patients with copies of their dental records in a timely manner…
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