Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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In the first known case involving a wireless provider, a cardiology service provider agreed to pay a $2.5 million settlement based on the impermissible disclosure of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI). The company provides remote mobile monitoring of and rapid response to patients at risk for cardiac arrhythmias. The company disclosed to the Office […]
Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Failure to conduct a risk assessment before a hacking incident occurred resulted in a $400,000 settlement between the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and a Federally Qualified Health Clinic (FQHC). The FQHC filed a breach report upon learning its employee emails had been hacked and the hacker had access to electronic health information of over […]