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FTC Probes CVS
November 6, 2009 9:51 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
Your friendly neighborhood drug store--OK, more like the corporate colossus that runs it--is under investigation again. CVS Caremark Corp. announced yesterday that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating the company's business practices, according Read More...
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On the Record
September 30, 2009 11:24 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
With all the prep for next week's American Health Information Management Association Convention and Exhibit and our HIM Team of the Year coverage (Yes, we have a winner!), I've been neglecting my Google Alerts. Well, I found some time this morning to Read More...
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HHS Releases Breach Notification Final Rule
August 20, 2009 9:41 AM by Cheryl McEvoy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a final rule on breach notification requirements for covered entities (CEs) and business associates (BAs). Published in the Federal Register , the rule dictates proper procedure for responding Read More...
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HIPAA be damned?
July 14, 2009 8:05 AM by Lynn Jusinski
[Editor's note: This is a guest blog by ADVANCE for Nurses editor Lyn A.E. McCafferty, who contributes to the "ADVANCE Perspective: Nurses " blog featured on the ADVANCE for Nurses Web site.] If you think the fictional Nurse Jackie and HawthoRNe are bad Read More...
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Malicious Use of PHI Lands Woman in Jail
June 11, 2009 3:02 PM by Lynn Jusinski
In a strange case of Internet harassment involving personal health information (PHI), a woman finds herself facing a year in prison for what a judge called "egregious" behavior, according to the Honolulu Advertiser. Rhonda Wong-Fernandez was sent immediately Read More...
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Suleman’s Records Accessed; 15 Employees Fired
March 31, 2009 11:18 AM by Lynn Jusinski
I had a feeling when the Octomom story hit the wire and all the details spilled out that someone would be caught sneaking a peek at her medical records. Sure enough, 15 workers were fired for looking at the records of Nadya Suleman without permission. Read More...
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