Update: Hospital group sued over data mishap

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

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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