Aetna has violated HIPAA law by exposing through a transparent window of an envelope mailed to members, information on HIV medication, according to the Legal Action Center and the AIDS Law Project of ...

Another healthcare organization has admitted to the breach of privacy in a mailing of HIV information to members. Amida Care, a nonprofit health plan based in New York City, sent its members ...

St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Inc. (SLRHC), a member of the New York-based Mount Sinai Health System, paid $387,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and entered into a ...

Mental Health/substance abuse providers and providers treating HIV/AIDS patients are held to a higher standard when it comes to protecting medical records, requiring additional levels of consent and ...

New York City-based St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center will pay $387,200 and implement a corrective action plan as part of a HIPAA settlement to resolve allegations it inappropriately handled a ...