Keeping You Out of the Headlines and out of this blog…
Please take a moment to consider how these Lessons Learned could be implemented by managers within your organization to avoid expensive and embarrassing situations…
The New York Post reported that the New York City Police Department had signed a nearly $1 million contract with a vendor to purchase thousands of new manual and electric typewriters during the next three years. The NYPD’s typewriters are a shocking reminder of just how much more change needs to be implemented across government agencies and organizations to eliminate the status quo.
Kaiser Hospital Privacy Violation
Kaiser Permanente’s Bellflower Hospital received a second six-figure fine for failing to protect electronic medical record data from its own employees. The California Department of Public Health issued an administrative penalty of $187,500 against the facility after concluding that the hospital didn’t do enough to protect patient health information.
The Social Security numbers and other personal information of nearly 900 people were accidentally given to a resident who requested the information when an employee of the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority printed a spreadsheet and mailed it, but forgot to exclude the personal information.
Lessons Learned are extremely valuable and must be implemented on an ongoing basis to ensure ongoing success and ongoing CYA! For more information on implementing lessons learned click here.
