Joanie, Thanks for sharing! It's probably best not to imagine what a headache this could have caused had the outcome been different. more
We are a TPA that among other things processes claims for our employer groups. We had an incident where the USPS left one of the mail buckets... more
Diane, Good points. As folks may remember, there has been at least another large scale breach involving USPS and I believe it had to do... more
Yes. And USPS is virtually untraceable, even if you send something Certified - Return Receipt Requested. more
We have also had documents missing, destroyed, damaged when we used USPS. They have been less than helpful in the aftermath. Now if we... more
Sharon, Thank you for your comment. Indeed, I uncovered the vulnerability during an audit, reported my findings with recommendations to... more
Thank you for your kind words Frank. It is a process and with experience, age, and quality comments and suggestions from our eGroups, we get... more
Leslie, I'm copying the group as I believe there are many folks may be in similar situations and this response may benefit them as well.... more
Good morning all - Our newly appointed CISO and I would like to update our organization's HIPAA Priv/Security program and are requesting... more
I have always relied on FedEx for packages such as this. They are generally the most reliable in terms of ensuring delivery to the appropriate... more
On a related question to the reporting of another breach involving 700K of a group of folks that are particularly vulnerable based on their... more
David, Often the annual signing and receipt of Notice of Privacy Practices (NoPPs) is more related to other, background issues more than... more
Jeffrey, Do you have a designated person to report to in your contract? Is there a compliance officer? Maybe there's a way for you to... more
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