$2 Million HIPAA Penalty After Patient Data Exposed on Web

In the twelfth HIPAA enforcement action so far this year, federal regulators have smacked St. Joseph Health System with a $2.14 million penalty after investigating a breach that left protected health information of nearly 32,000 individuals exposed to internet searches for more than a year.

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