The University of Mississippi Medical Center has been fined $2.75M for a HIPAA violation, according to an article on the Campus Safety website.
An investigation found inadequate computer security measures at the Jackson healthcare facility. The medical center agreed on a corrective action plan as part of the settlement.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights announced the fine after an OCR investigation determined the University of Mississippi Medical Center violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, multiple times in 2013.
The violations stem from an incident when a laptop in the hospital’s intensive care unit was likely stolen. The laptop held the protected health information of 10,000 patients.
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