30-08-2017 20:00 via prdaily.com

Aetna ‘envelope error’ results in class-action HIPAA lawsuit

No hackers here—just a lack of attention to detail.
Insurance giant Aetna is now the subject of a class-action lawsuit after
the HIV statuses of 12,000 patients were revealed in a mass mailer. At
issue is the use of a large-window envelope through which sensitive
information could be read.
Stat reported:Legal groups on Monday filed a class-action lawsuit [...] alleging the
company violated the privacy of its customers by sending many of them
letters through which the phrase “filling
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