St. Joseph Health System (SJHS) has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit for a 2012 health care data breach. SJHS will split a total settlement of $7.5 million, paying class members $242 each. In addition to the $7.5 million settlement, $3 million has been set aside for patients who suffered from identity theft.… Read More »
The deadline for reporting small breaches to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is quickly approaching. By February 29th, all Covered Entities (CEs) that have had breaches in unsecured protected health information (PHI) that affected 500 individuals or more during 2015 must submit their annual reports if they haven’t done so already. In… Read More »
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