US Radiology Regional Center PA 2015 Technical Error (Q15579)
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A data breach risk event
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A data breach risk event |
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January 2015
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Radiology Regional Center, PA, a physician-owned and managed diagnostic facility with nine locations in Florida, announced today that on December 19, 2015, Radiology Regional Center was informed by its records disposal vender (sic), Lee County Solid Waste Division (Lee County), that, on that same date, paper records containing the personal information of Radiology Regional Centers patients were released by Lee County on Fowler Street in Fort Myers, Florida. The records were released while Lee County was transporting the records to be incinerated. This release is being issued in accordance with guidelines from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Impacted patients have already been notified in accordance with HIPAA. To the best of Radiology Regional Centers know (English)
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