According to the report, the strips of confetti displayed protected health information, including prescriptions, patient names and addresses of physician offices.
However, this doesn’t appear to be a unique incident, according to the report. In 2012, New York’s CBS station reported confetti dropped for the New York Giants Super Bowl parade contained Social Security numbers and medical treatment histories.
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BCBS to offer free identity protection for all members
St. Elizabeth’s to settle alleged HIPAA violation for $218,000
In search of the big picture: Covered California to mine PPACA enrollee data
