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Jun 27 2017

The federal government can't keep the NSA from being hacked, but let's fine health plan Anthem $115 million dollars, which consumers ultimately pay, for a data breach.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/privacy-security/anthem-agrees-to-115m-settlement-over-2015-data-breach?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWTJJMllqZzNOMk5rTURVNCIsInQiOiJIcE5tZG05TUJLVDBjbWdLb0p5aExzUU5KNnh1VlZGTDJIV1EwQ0pEV3Awd0tSbkNIXC9jVW9RdGNuN21UYWxvSHJtVWVVNzdnVWZWMjdkMURITHJ1VVZNK1pLXC9oQVNzcEgyMmx0bjJuK1FFK2pZa1pHTGV2dXFaTjd5XC94Z0dnQyJ9

Sep 13 2011

EMR and HIPAA

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FitBit – The sexual activity of many of the users of the company’s tracker and online platform can be found in Google Search results

May 31 2011

New York Times

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Federal health officials call it the Wall of Shame. It’s a government Web page that lists nearly 300 hospitals, doctors and insurance companies that have reported significant breaches of medical privacy

Feb 23 2011

HealthLeaders Media

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Healthcare reform, meaningful use, interoperability, and privacy and security are hot topics among attendees at the annual CHIME and HIMSS conferences

Feb 11 2011

New York Times

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Some 1.7 million patients, staff members, contractors and vendors had their medical and other personal records from city hospitals in the Bronx stolen

Dec 07 2010

Fiscal Times

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An Office of Personnel Management plan to launch a comprehensive database of federal workers’ health care records has raised the ire of some privacy advocates, employee unions and consumer groups

Sep 08 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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The number of healthcare entities reporting breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals has crossed the 150 mark, nearly one year after the first such breach was reported.

Sep 08 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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How many times do you have to get permission from patients before you use their medical data for research? From the patients’ point of view, the answer is “every time,” a new study suggests

Aug 23 2010

New York Times

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The Obama administration is rewriting new rules on medical privacy after an outpouring of criticism from consumer groups and members of Congress

May 26 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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Encryption should be mandatory for one-on-one exchanges between providers regarding treatments, a privacy/security workgroup for the ONC reported last week

Apr 26 2010

Washington Post

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The Department of Health and Human Services has begun posting a list of breaches of private computerized health records affecting 500 or more individuals – the list already includes more than 60 incidents

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