[Dataloss] Update: Hospital group sued over data mishap
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Tue Oct 31 12:25:09 EST 2006
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061031/BUSINESS/610310448/1003
The Sisters of St. Francis Health Services Inc. and its contractor are
facing a lawsuit over a security lapse that potentially exposed the
private information of more than 260,000 patients and others associated
with the hospital system in Indiana and Illinois.
The suit, filed on behalf by Greenwood resident Michael Chaney, claims the
defendants violated HIPAA privacy laws and failed "to take reasonable
corrective action" such as promptly notifying patients of the breach.
Lawyers for Chaney say the suit is also filed on behalf of the thousands
of other people whose information was potentially exposed by the incident.
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