The investigation into the 2015 Bizmatics data breach by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has closed. The breach, which was identified in late 2015, affected many of the company’s clients. It was found that the malware was...
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has revealed it will be increasing the amount of investigations of small PHI breaches with immediate effect. violations impacting less than 500 individuals will now be subjected to tighter...
A major number of cases of abuse of nursing home and assisted living center residents have been seen recently. The cases have seen the taking of degrading and demeaning photographs and videos of residents by employees of nursing centers, and sharing the photos and...
In 2016, WTHR 13 carried out an investigation into the improper disposal of sensitive data by pharmacies. The investigation was initiated following a theft that took place at the home of an Indiana resident. A drug addict targeted the person knowing that she had pain...
A former staff member of Tampa General Hospital has been convicted of wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information and wire fraud. Shanakia Benton was accused of illegally obtaining the protected health information of patients during the time...
