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The Parade of Major Reported PHI Breaches Hits 400 - A Closer Look at Victim 400 and its Actions in Response to the Breach - Part 2

Michael Kline
March 21, 2012 05:38

This blog series has been following breaches of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) that have been reported on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) list (the “HHS List”) of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals (the...

Finding the Messages to Employers in $1.5M HIPAA Settlement

Privacy and Data Protection Practice Group
March 14, 2012 20:11

By Philip L. Gordon Yesterday’s $1.5M “Resolution Agreement” between Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (“BCBST”) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), the agency responsible for enforcing HIPAA, is the fourth major settlement...

MSBCBS of TN Settles HIPAA/HITECH Violation for $1.5M

March 14, 2012 17:13

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $1.5M with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) relating to potential violations under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. According to the OCR press release, the enforcement action by OCR is the first reported as resulting...

MSBCBS of TN Settles HIPAA/HITECH Violation for $1.5M

Bob Coffield
March 14, 2012 17:13

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement of $1.5M with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) relating to potential violations under the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules. According to the OCR press release, the enforcement action by OCR is the first reported as resulting...

$1.5 Million Settlement of First HIPAA Enforcement Action Resulting from HITECH Breach Notification Rule

Foley Hoag
March 14, 2012 12:50

The trend toward increasingly large health information breach settlements has continued with yesterday's announcement thatBlue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1,500,000 to settle potential violations of HIPAA's...