tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2016 Issue 5

Industry Note: Louisiana Health Network Discloses Possible HIPAA Breach

A suspicious download has led to the potential breach of 13,000 Medicaid patients’ protected health information (PHI) — and officials in Louisiana are working to secure the information. Louisiana Health Connect (LHC) posted an alert on its website on Feb. 2 noting that a doctor’s office employee used another person’s credentials to access a provider website, downloaded a list of patients, and then gave the list to another provider who had no medically necessary reason to receive the information, LHC said. The list of 13,000 Medicaid beneficiaries will be notified and will receive free credit...

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