Top 10 healthcare data breaches of 2016
Here is the annual countdown of the Top 10 healthcare data breaches of 2016, in the US.Premier Healthcare, LLCPremier Healthcare reported a potential healthcare data breach in March, affecting 205,748 individuals, according to OCR- the US Office for Civil Rights (OCR) | HHS.govhttps://www.hhs.gov/ocr/HHS ensures that people have equal access and opportunities to participate in certain health care and human services programs without unlawful discrimination.A laptop was stolen from Premier’s billing department, but was returned to the provider in the mail “on or about March 7, 2016.” An investigation determined that the laptop had not been powered on since [...]