Tag: data security

When a business entrusts its customers’ personal information to a third party, and that third party fails to properly protect the information, both entities may pay a price. Now, the New Jersey Attorney General has shown that the price can include a ban on a business owner ever again...

The Attorney General of New Jersey and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) have announced that Virtua Medical Group, P.A. (“VMG”), a network of physicians affiliated with more than fifty southern New Jersey medical and surgical practices, has agreed to pay over $4...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced on February 1, 2017, that it imposed a $3.2 million civil money penalty against Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (“Children’s”) for impermissible disclosure of unsecured electronic protected...

In a future that has become more ambiguous than ever, some things are certain. Businesses, including health care entities, will increasingly rely on data and technology in order to conduct their business.  Data containing personal information will continue to be valuable.  The risk of...

It has been well over a decade since health care providers (and other HIPAA Covered Entities) started handing out their Notice of Privacy Practices as required by the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Patients have become so accustomed to the Notice that many never read it, even though signing that...

Ransomware.  It’s in the headlines, but what is it?  Recently, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) provided a layperson’s description: Ransomware is a type of malware (malicious software) that attempts to deny access to a user’s data, u...

In a one-count complaint, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that Practice Fusion, the country’s largest cloud-based electronic health records company, engaged in deceptive acts or practices under Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act.  Specifically, the FTC alleges...

As a business owner or CEO, you know that information technology has become a key part of your operations.  But having an IT budget and finding the right employee or vendor for your IT needs—or what you think are your IT needs—will no longer suffice when it comes to privacy, security...