Cottage Health taking steps to secure patient data

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Cottage Health taking steps to secure patient information

By Robert Shutt / Friday, December 1st, 2017 / Comments Off on Cottage Health taking steps to secure patient information

Cottage Health owns Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. After a $2 million settlement with the California attorney general, Cottage Health and its affiliated hospitals say that stronger protection of electronic records and the designation of a chief privacy officer will help keep patient information safe. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the settlement on Nov. 22,…

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