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Former UPMC Shadyside Hospital employee charged with HIPAA violation
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:29:05 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.phiprivacy.net/?p=3786 Former UPMC Shadyside Hospital employee charged with HIPAA violation By Dissent September 18, 2010 In the first HIPAA prosecution in the Western District of Pennsylvania, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced this week that a resident of Monroeville, Pa., had been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of multiple illegal disclosures and use of patient individually identifiable health information for personal gain. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) law passed by Congress provides for national standards for electronic health care transactions, and protects patients from the unauthorized disclosure of personal medical information without their consent. The 14 count indictment named Paul C. Pepala, 34, as the sole defendant. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss-discuss Mailing List (dataloss-discuss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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