Survey postcard leads to HIPAA breach in Maryland
HIM-HIPAA Insider, May 12, 2014
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A vendor working with the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) was recently caught in a HIPAA breach after failing to securely mail postcards to recipients of DDA services, according to a press release from the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
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