CEO SUMMARY: Pathologists at four Massachusetts hospitals got a powerful reminder recently that a breach of protected health information (PHI) can occur at any time for the most unexpected reason. Earlier this month, the Boston Globe reported that the pathology reports and patient information for tens of thousands of individuals had been found unshredded and
Pathology Records Found At Massachusetts Dump
By Robert Michel, from the Volume XVII No. 12 August 23, 2010 issue