Brockley Dental Practice Hit with Access, Privacy Fines
Following a winter of hibernation, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regulators roared to life with the announcement of three settlements and one fine totaling [...]
NY AG SHIELD UP! Vision Benefits Provider Settles Email Data Breach
In January of 2022, EyeMed Vision Care LLC, a New York vision benefits provider, settled an action brought by the New York State Attorney General against it [...]
What’s the Civil Penalty for Unknowingly Violating HIPAA?
When a covered entity or business associate makes the HIPAA Wall of Shame for a significant breach or violation, it often results in huge fines. In some [...]
Causes and Effects of HIPAA Violations in the Dental Field
Building and maintaining a thriving dental practice is not a simple task. Between keeping your staff at peak efficiency, managing vendors, marketing your services, treating patients, and [...]
Quest Diagnostics Subsidiary Hit with Data Breach Lawsuit
Quest Diagnostics subsidiary, ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics has been sued by a patient over alleged security deficiencies. The Quest data breach lawsuit was filed one month after the [...]
Canada Nabs Suspect in Alaska HIPAA Breach
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Canada have arrested a man believed to be responsible for an Alaska HIPAA breach in April 2018 that resulted in the possible exposure of [...]
Hackensack Cancer Center Settles HIPAA Violations With New Jersey Attorney General
In December of 2021, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs, Office of Consumer Protection, settled a HIPAA enforcement action that it brought against Regional Cancer Care [...]
New Jersey State Attorney General Settles HIPAA Claims Against Printing Companies
In November of 2021, the New Jersey State Attorney General’s (AG) Office, Division of Consumer Affairs, settled 2 HIPAA claims, one HIPAA claim against Command Marketing Innovations [...]
The Fines They Are A’Changin’: Lessons from 2021 HIPAA Fines
This year, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) resolved 14 enforcement actions it had filed against healthcare providers, health plans, and clinical labs. [...]
Planned Parenthood Class Action Lawsuit Filed Following Data Breach
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles faces a class-action lawsuit in the wake of an October cyberattack that potentially exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 409,759 patients. The [...]
