Nursing home operator to pay $650,000 after cell phone with patient records stolen
By
Phil Brahm
Jul 06, 2016
A stolen iPhone containing the medical records of more than 400 nursing home patients will cost the former owner of several nursing homes $650,000 under a federal settlement.
Skilled nursing provider hit with $55K settlement over patient record access
By
John Hall
Aug 18, 2022
A Pittsfield, MA-based has paid $55,000 to settle an alleged HIPAA violation related to a patient’s ability to access his or her records.
Patient identifier systems need to move beyond the name game
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 01, 2016
When I became engaged to my wonderful husband, I spent a fair amount of time debating what to do with my last name. There were philosophical discussions around feminism, identity and what it means to be...