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HIPAA Settlement Highlights the Continuing Importance of Secure Disposal of Paper Medical Records Cornell Prescription Pharmacy (Cornell) has agreed to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Cornell will pay $125,000 and adopt a corrective action plan to correct deficiencies in its HIPAA compliance program. Cornell is a small, single-location pharmacy that provides in-store and prescription services

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched IdentityTheft.gov, a new resource that the agency says makes it easier for identity theft victims to report and recover from identity theft. The new website provides an interactive checklist that walks a person through the recovery process and helps he or she understand which recovery steps should be taken upon learning his or her identity has been stolen. It also provides sample letters and other resources to help someone in such an instance, the