United Health Group’s takeover of HealthNet of the Northeast may be hampered by HIPAA privacy concerns
United Health Group's takeover of HealthNet of the Northeast may be hampered by HIPAA privacy concerns. Connecticut's largest physician's lobby has requested that the attorney generals office investigate to see if the deal would violate HIPAA. The AG's office is currently suing HealthNet for potential HIPAA violations. There are worries that United Health could use HealthNet records to decide who to cover and at what price.
Categories: Healthcare Tags: Connecticut, HealthNet, HIPAA Privacy, HITECH
Health Net : 1.5 million records
Security breach may have affected 1.5 million patient records
- California based Health Net
- Lost an external hard drive six months ago that was not encrypted
- Patient records from multiple states include New York, Connecticut, Arizona and New Jersey.
- Attorney General is investigating, including the time it took to report the incident
- Free credit monitoring for two years will be offered to those effected
Full article: Health Net healthcare data breach affects1.5 million
Categories: Healthcare, Uncategorized Tags: Arizona, Connecticut, Credit Monitoring, Encryption, Hard drive lost, HIPAA, HITECH Act, New Jersey, New York