Industry Note:
Patient Coordinator Pleads Guilty for HIPAA Violation
Published on Wed Apr 17, 2019
Under HIPAA, covered entities (CEs) are responsible for ensuring that their patients’ protected health information (PHI) is safe and secure. But sometimes staff don’t know the rules and seek access to information out of curiosity or even malice. A recent case highlights why poking into medical records is a bad idea. Background: Last month, Linda Sue Kalina pled guilty to [...]