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Sam, if you're reading this, you need to find the newspapers' ombudsman. You'll probably get better results from him/her than the CEO, since their job is speci
by jnbiche 12y ago
Sam, if you're reading this, you need to find the newspapers' ombudsman. You'll probably get better results from him/her than the CEO, since their job is specifically to address these issues and in a decent organization will be given the autonomy to do so (no guarantees here!).
It's not clear to be that LSU is responsible for anything more than shitty security. It's possible that they told the newspaper lies, but it's also possible that they told them the truth and that the newspaper misreported. I think reporting them for a HIPAA retaliation may have been premature, unless you know more about this situation than you wrote on your site (as opposed to reporting a HIPAA violation, which this clearly is).
But best of luck going after the newspapers. I'm getting sick of these "journalists" making up lies about the central figures in their stories without bothering to even check with them first to get their side of the story.
EDIT: Aaand, apparently, neither publication has an ombudsman, which tells you a lot already. Not a big surprise with SCMagazine, which is some kind of trade magazine, but it's too bad that even a small-circulation newspaper like the News Star wouldn't have one.
- coldcode 12y agoI spent a time as a HIPAA architect so I know exposing patient information to the public is a violation and should be reported even if accidental. However reporting it and having someone actually investigate it and prosecute is unlikely. It was pretty rare that anything was ever done (been a few years), especially to a large organization. I also know that people inside companies that handle HIPAA covered information rarely care as long as they pass their audits.