Our colleagues over at the Mintz Health Law Policy Matters blog have posted a reminder about the approaching annual HITECH data breach reporting deadline. All “small” calendar year 2011 breaches affecting fewer than 500 must be reported to the Office of Human Rights by the end of February. If you think this may be you,… Continue Reading
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REMINDER: Webinar Wednesday – Data Privacy and Security Issues for Non-Profit
Posted in Data Compliance & SecurityDon’t forget to register for our first in the Webinar Wednesday Privacy series – Data Privacy and Security Issues for Non-Profits. We have over 100 participants registered! Join us and learn about compliance obligations of non-profit institutions and organizations and what to do to prepare for the inevitable data breach. The second part of the session will feature… Continue Reading
The Roll Call of Horrors — Health Information Breaches
Posted in UncategorizedIn honor of Data Privacy Day, we’d thought we’d let you know about some of the latest breach notices posted to the Health and Human Services public notice website. Remember, these are all breaches of protected health information (PHI) and involve the information of more than 500 patients…… A computer containing PHI was stolen… Continue Reading
Encryption — Not Always the “Silver Bullet”
Posted in Data BreachRecently, a news bulletin in Health Data Management highlighted the point that many security experts are trying to make these days: Encryption is not always a “safe harbor.” Ranbow Hospice and Palliative Care in Park Ridge, Illinois had an encrypted laptop stolen, but nonetheless publicly reported the breach to affected patients, local media, and the Department of Health… Continue Reading
