California Hospitals Fined $675,000 For Privacy Violations:Jun 11, 2010

What Every Risk Manager Needs To Know About Copy Machines:May 8, 2010 CBS exposes the risks to healthcare and other entities for possible data breach violations, financial privacy laws violations, HIPAA violations, and makes them vulnerable to being targeted by criminals for theft or other crimes.  The video also shows an example of how they can be exploited by terrorists.    Of course, that is in addition to the risks posed by improper use and distribution of copies themselves.  View Here.

Be Prepared To Deal With Exploding Medical ID Theft And Privacy Issues In Healthcare:May 3, 2010 Medical ID Theft is hitting the headlines as organized crime and ID thieves grab millions in false claims and leave innocent patients and healthcare providers with the bills. By Stephen A. Frew JD.

Hospital Employee Gets Jail Time For HIPAA Violation:Apr 29, 2010 Hospital employee sentenced to federal prison for 3-week long medical records spree.

UCLA Employee Indicted For Celebrity Privacy Violations:May 8, 2008 Hospital employee sells celebrity medical info to tabloids.

GA Supreme Court Rules HIPAA Preempts State Medmal Law:May 21, 2007 A Georgia statute that requires a medical information release be filed with state medical malpractice actions is invalid as conflicting with HIPAA,