The technological implications of the Federal Health Care Reform are now becoming obvious, and states are beginning to confront the burden of implementing these changes. While extending health insurance to an additional 32 million Americans presents great opportunities for the state government, it also brings with it, big risks. And these risks are mainly associated…
Just a week after Health Net faced penalty for a major security breach, another similar incident has been reported by the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth Massachusetts, USA. Authorities say that computer files containing personal information of nearly 800,000 people were lost when they were being shipped to a contractor for destruction. Information on the…
The first action by a state Attorney General for violation of HIPAA (after HITECH authorized State Attorneys General to enforce HIPAA) has resulted in an unprecedented money settlement with the AG’s office. The case involved unreported loss of a compact disk by Health Net containing private medical records, social security numbers and financial information. While…
