OCR fines New England Dermatology for Bad Data Disposal: The dermatology practice must pay $300,640 for putting specimen containers with a patient PHI printed on labels in the regular trash bin. Not the first fine for bad trash disposal methods; there have even been actions against pharmacies that threw out pill containers with patient names on them. It's a reminder: if there are patient identifiers on anything, whether it's paper or not, you need to make sure you dispose of it in a secure manner.
Also, why the extra $640?