A Chicago-based healthcare system agreed to the largest HIPAA settlement fine against a single entity, HHS announced August 4. Advocate Health Care Network will pay $5.55 million to settle three separate HIPAA breaches reported in 2013. The breaches affected a total of 4 million individuals and the protected health information (PHI) included:
- Clinical information
- Credit card information
- Demographic information
- Health insurance information
- Patient names, addresses, and dates of birth
HENRY KOTULA 