BCBS of TN hard drive theft now threatens 1 million customers
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, April 19, 2010
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to HIPAA Weekly Advisor!
The theft of 57 hard drives from a BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee training facility last fall has put at risk the private information of nearly one million customers in least 32 states, the insurer said April 6 in an investigative update.
So far, no identity theft or credit fraud affecting BlueCross members has been documented as a result of this incident, BCBS of Tennessee said in a media release.
“As of April 2, 2010, a total of 998,422 current and former members have been identified as being at risk,” said BCBS of Tennessee spokesperson Mary Thompson, adding that the total figure includes 447,549 current and former members identified in the lowest-risk Tier 1 category.
“These newly-identified members in Tier 1 began receiving their notification letters the week of April 5. To date, a total of 550,873 notifications have been sent to members indicating that their personal information was included on the stolen hard drives,” Thompson said.
Read more on HIPAA Update.
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to HIPAA Weekly Advisor!
Related Products
-
Guide to HIPAA Auditing, Second Edition
This new edition of a best-selling book delivers the hands-on tools and guidance you need to conduct effective in-house...
-
HIPAA Training Handbook for Business Associates
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
-
HIPAA Handbook for Executive, Administrative and Corporate Staff
Train all of your staff members with this handbook and others in the 2009 HIPAA Handbook Series. Ensure they understand...
-
The No-Hassle Guide to HIPAA Policies: A Privacy and Security Toolkit
HIPAA regulations require extensive documentation—likely more than you've done in the past. Changing the way you look...
-
The HIPAA and HITECH Toolkit
The HIPAA and HITECH Toolkit is a valuable resource that helps both CEs and BAs understand and meet the HITECH Act's...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- Identify potential Medicaid RAC target areas
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- Topic: CMS, OESS post new security compliance review information, checklist
- Capturing all necessary codes for IUD insertion and removal can be challenging
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- OB services: Coding inside and outside of the package
- QA:Coding multiple initial infusions
- E-mailed
-
- Q/A: Volume requirement for reporting hydration services
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- HIPAA Q&A: Level of encryption needed for email
- Q&A: Follow CMS' coding guidelines when using modifier -25
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- Catch up on what's new with injections and infusions
- CMS has reformulated payments for some bilateral procedures
- New conflicts of interest create new challenges
- Q/A. One injection code or two?
- ED-to-inpatient transfers are flawed with safety gaps
- Searched