Insurance Broker HIPAA HITECH Breach
Beecher Carlson a large insurance broker in Atlanta reported the theft of two laptops containing PHI. The laptops contained names and Social Security numbers for employees of Beecher Carlson’s clients, including 1,012 people who live in Massachusetts.
This will end up costing them millions in fines and the cost of breach notification, not to mention the damage to their reputation. Denial is simply not the proper response to the new HIPAA HITECH Act standards.
Covered entities (CE) and business associates (BA) must put proper documented policies, and procedures in place, train their employees and protect the data entrusted to them.
Get compliant, stay compliant, prove compliance with the Compliance Metertm and you can avoid the pain and embaressment being experienced by Beecher Carlson.
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Theft
From: Tara , 03/19/10 10:56 AM
More detail should have been explained such as was it an internal theft, was the data encrypted, etc?