The fine results from an investigation into the clinic’s handling of the theft of an unencrypted thumb drive containing information for 22,000 of the clinic’s patients.
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HHS Fines Dermatologist $150k for Data Breach
Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, which has offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, has been fined $150,000 by the Department of Health and Human Services for failure to comply with the HITECH Breach Notification Rule. So reports Healthcare IT News.
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