Connecticut AG uses HITECH to sue over patient data breach

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.healthimaging.com/index.php?option=com_articles&view=article&id=20197:connecticut-ag-uses-hitech-to-sue-over-patient-data-breach

Connecticut Attorney General (AG) Richard Blumenthal announced Wednesday 
that he is suing Health Net of Connecticut for failing to secure private 
patient medical records and financial information involving 446,000 
Connecticut enrollees and promptly notify consumers exposed by the 
security breach.

Blumenthal also is seeking a court order blocking Health Net from 
continued violations of HIPAA by requiring that any protected health 
information contained on a portable electronic device be encrypted.

This case marks the first action by a state attorney general involving 
violations of HIPAA since the Health Information Technology for Economic 
and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which authorized state attorneys general 
to enforce HIPAA.

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