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Daily Dashboard | WakeMed Health penalized for publishing PHI within online court documents Related reading: UK Parliament committee to review EU-UK adequacy agreement

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A federal court penalized WakeMed Health and Hospitals for publishing sensitive patient information online in filings it made for court cases, GovInfoSecurity reports. WakeMed must pay $70,000 in punitive damages, including $50,000 to the court and $10,000 going to each of the two individuals filing a complaint, while also paying $60,000 to cover the plaintiffs’ legal fees. Thousands of patients had their Social Security numbers and dates of birth published online in court documents WakeMed was using to seek payments for debts supposedly owed by individuals who filed for bankruptcy protection. “The court’s decision highlights the need to offer certain staff members compliance training that goes far beyond HIPAA and addresses all relevant patient privacy legal requirements — including those tied to bankruptcy issues,” the report pointed out.
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