As required by the HITECH Act, HHS investigated MEEI following a breach report in which an unencrypted personal laptop containing the electronic protected health information of MEEI patients was stolen. The investigation revealed MEEI failed to take necessary steps to comply with certain requirements of the HIPAA security rules over an extended period of time.
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