Government fines, public embarrassment, loss of provider and patient trust. As if these consequences weren’t scary enough, massive PHI breaches can expose your lab to a new kind of risk: class action lawsuits whose personal information was compromised. Exhibit A is the recent case against Quest Diagnostics. The Quest Class Action The case began in…
HIPAA Compliance: Quest Pays $195K to Settle Class Action for HIV Data Breach
by Glenn S. Demby | Jan 27, 2020 | Articles, HIPAA-lca, Lab Compliance Advisor