tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 37
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Remember, criminals don't have to actually use your patients' private health information for you to rack up major HIPAA breach fines.Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates Inc. (MEEI) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $1.5 million to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Security Rule, HHS says in a release. MEEI had earlier reported the theft of an unencrypted personal laptop containing the electronic protected health information (ePHI), including prescriptions and clinical information, of MEEI patients and research subjects."Necessary steps to comply with certain...
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