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[ Thursday, August 25, 2022 ]

 

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?


Jeff [2:25 PM]

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