Feed Your Shredder! He Gets Hungry

An Indianapolis dentist was fined $12,000 for violating HIPAA by improperly disposing of patient records in a dumpster. Be a sly fox, use the shred box!


http://www.kokomotribune.com/news/former-kokomo-dentist-agrees-to-fine-for-violating-hipaa/article_004c3b6c-983d-11e4-bc24-a7d64f554f14.html

$1.5 Million For a Lost Laptop

A hospital in Massachusetts payed $1.5 million because an employee lost an unencrypted laptop. That a lot of money!

http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/massachusetts-hospital-agrees-pay-15m-after-stolen-laptop-hipaa-violation-091912

BCBS Of Tennessee

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee: $1.5 million, March 13, 2012

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2012pres/03/20120313a.html

The investigation followed a notice submitted by BCBST to HHS reporting that 57 unencrypted computer hard drives were stolen from a leased facility in Tennessee.  The drives contained the protected health information (PHI) of over 1 million individuals, including member names, social security numbers, diagnosis codes, dates of birth, and health plan identification numbers.

HANS is always on the look out!!!

Check out Hans latest find:  http://www.kare11.com/news/national/article/966205/18/Ore-nurse-aide-posted-Facebook-photos-of-patients

Hans welcomes his new friend: Patrice the Patient Safety Penguin!

Staff Nurse Faces Jail Time for HIPAA Violoation

Don't go to jail

"Looking at PHI when it's not work related can get you a one-way ticket to jail. Yowzah!"