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IT malpractice: Doc operates on server, costs hospitals $4.8M

New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center agree to settle with Department of Health and Human Services. Breach occurred in 2010 after physician tried to “deactivate” a computer from a server that contained sensitive patient health information. The error left patient status, vital signs, laboratory results, medication information, and other sensitive data on about 6,800 individuals accessible to all via the Web. The $3.3 million settlement is the largest ever obtained by the HHS for a violation of HIPAA security rules.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2153302/it-malpractice-doc-operates-on-server-costs-hospitals-4-8m.html

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