Millions of Swiped Patient Records Cost Company $1 Million (2)

Medical Informatics Engineering owes $1 million after hackers accessed 3.5 million patients’ health records, and an investigation found the company hadn’t assessed the risks surrounding the information it maintained.

The Indiana-based company signed a resolution agreement with the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights to pay $100,000 and enter into a two-year corrective action plan, according to a May 23 announcement.

It signed a separate consent judgment the same day with several states agreeing to pay $900,000 for the same violation. According to Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, whose state was a party to the complaint, it’s ...