Concord, Mass.-based Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, P.C. last week agreed to pay a settlement of $150,000 with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights in lieu of privacy violations stemming from a September 2011 thumb drive theft. According to HHS, the case marks the first settlement with a covered entity for not having policies and procedures in place to address the breach notification provisions of the HITECH Act.
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