St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Inc. (SLRHC), a member of the New York-based Mount Sinai Health System, paid $387,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and entered into a ...

Where an inmate’s doctor disclosed his HIV status to others within earshot of their conversation, the man does not have a private right of action based on the federal medical privacy law, the 4th U.S.

Federal regulators have slapped health insurer Aetna with a $1 million HIPAA settlement for three 2017 breaches - including a mailing incident that exposed HIV information - that occurred within six ...

Disclosure of medical records has always been a contentious issue for both plaintiff attorneys and defense attorneys alike. This is often the case when the parties are at odds over records that may ...

Another healthcare organization has admitted to the breach of privacy in a mailing of HIV information to members. Amida Care, a nonprofit health plan based in New York City, sent its members ...

Facets of HIPAA ?compliance An inadvertent mistake in transferring a patient's records reveals his HIV status to his employer. Mr. D had been employed as a physician assistant in a small suburban ...

Emergency situations and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, pandemics, or mass casualties, can quickly overwhelm healthcare systems. The last thing on people’s ...

Aetna has violated HIPAA law by exposing through a transparent window of an envelope mailed to members, information on HIV medication, according to the Legal Action Center and the AIDS Law Project of ...

New York City-based St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center will pay $387,200 and implement a corrective action plan as part of a HIPAA settlement to resolve allegations it inappropriately handled a ...