Document Disposal Company Responsible for old Patient Records found in Park Over 277,000 patients were notified by Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth (“Texas Health Fort Worth”) earlier this month of a breach of their health information. Only patients seen between...
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WellPoint hit with $1.7 million for Security Weaknesses in Online Application
WellPoint hit with .7 million for Security Weaknesses in Online Application The increasingly heavy-handed OCR announced news yesterday of yet another resolution agreement for HIPAA violations; this time hitting WellPoint Inc., a managed care company, with $1.7 million for an...
ONC Sells Successes of Health IT Adoption to Congress in Annual Report
ONC Sells Successes of Health IT Adoption to Congress in Annual Report The ONC released its second annual report on the adoption of health IT this past June. The report provides a snapshot of the nation’s efforts and continuing barriers to health IT adoption. Although EHRs have...