{"id":55344,"date":"2024-02-16T01:20:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T01:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/quest-diagnostics-pays-5m-after-mixing-patient-medical-data-with-hazardous-waste\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T01:20:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T01:20:13","slug":"quest-diagnostics-pays-5m-after-mixing-patient-medical-data-with-hazardous-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/quest-diagnostics-pays-5m-after-mixing-patient-medical-data-with-hazardous-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Quest Diagnostics pays $5M after mixing patient medical data with hazardous waste"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay almost $5 million to settle allegations it illegally dumped protected health information \u2013 and hazardous waste \u2013 at its facilities across California.<\/p>\n<p>This sum won&#8217;t hurt at all for the corporation, one of the largest clinical medical lab networks in the US. In all, Quest is being charged slightly less than two days of its $994 million <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ir.questdiagnostics.com\/press-releases\/press-release-details\/2024\/Quest-Diagnostics-Reports-Fourth-Quarter-and-Full-Year-2023-Financial-Results-Provides-Guidance-for-Full-Year-2024-Increases-Quarterly-Dividend-5.6-to-0.75-Per-Share\/default.aspx\" rel=\"noopener\">annual profit<\/a> in 2023 \u2013 hardly a serious disincentive.<\/p>\n<p>Under <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2024\/02\/15\/quest_diagnostic_settlement.pdf\">the settlement<\/a> [PDF], Quest will pay $3,999,500 to ten California counties (Alameda, Los Angeles, Monterey, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Ventura, and Yolo), plus give $300,000 to environmental projects and an additional $700,000 to foot attorneys&#8217; fees and other costs. In exchange, it admits no guilt over the matter.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>It also agreed to hire an independent environmental auditor to review waste-disposal practices at its facilities, and improve processes for handling, storage, and disposal of medical and hazardous waste \u2013 as well as personal health information \u2013 at four laboratories and more than 600 patient service centers in California.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Asked about the California settlement, Quest Diagnostics spokesperson Denny Moynihan told <em>The Register<\/em> on Thursday:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Through our meticulous waste audits, it came to light that Quest Diagnostics may have encountered challenges in properly managing confidential patient data, medical waste, and hazardous materials,&#8221; San Joaquin County district attorney Ron Freitas <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/news\/press-releases\/attorney-general-bonta-announces-nearly-5-million-settlement-quest-diagnostics\">gushed<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our initial inquiry in San Joaquin County prompted us to engage with the attorney general&#8217;s office and other relevant parties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In total, the district attorneys&#8217; offices said they conducted more than 30 inspections of Quest labs and patient centers across California.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,\"> <noscript> <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/cso&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44Zc7ZpwGes9KXTeSE3t9HKwAAAw8&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt> <\/a> <\/noscript> <\/div>\n<p>During those inspections, authorities dug through Quest&#8217;s compactors and dumpsters, and said they found hundreds of containers of chemicals, as well as bleach, reagents, batteries, electronic waste, unredacted medical information, medical waste such as used specimen containers for blood and urine, and hazardous waste such as used batteries, solvents, and flammable liquids.<\/p>\n<p>This waste and data disposal broke hazardous waste law, California&#8217;s Medical Waste Management Act, unfair competition law, and civil laws prohibiting the unauthorized disclosure of personal health information, prosecutors argued in their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/regmedia.co.uk\/2024\/02\/15\/quest_diagnostic_complaint.pdf\">court submissions<\/a> [PDF].<\/p>\n<p>While improperly dumping hazardous waste can have terrible human health and environmental consequences, leaving people&#8217;s personal records in places where identity thieves can pilfer them \u2013 even if they have to wade through bio-waste to get it \u2013 isn&#8217;t particularly ideal, either.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s bad enough that <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/02\/14\/romanian_hospital_ransomware_crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">ransomware crews<\/a> and other criminals are hitting healthcare facilities to steal protected health records, which can be extremely damaging to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/01\/05\/swatting_extorion_tactics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">patients<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/05\/02\/data_breach_costs_rise\/\" rel=\"noopener\">organizations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monterey County district attorney Jeannine Pacioni commented optimistically: &#8220;This settlement will help ensure that patients&#8217; personally identifiable and private health information is protected and will protect worker safety and human health by ensuring that hazardous and medical wastes are properly managed and disposed of.&#8221; \u00ae<\/p>\n<p> READ MORE <a href=\"https:\/\/go.theregister.com\/feed\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/02\/16\/quest_diagnostics_california_settlement\/\">HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will cough up less than two days of annual profit in settlement \u2013 and California calls this a win Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay almost $5 million to settle allegations it illegally dumped protected health information \u2013 and hazardous waste \u2013 at its facilities across California.\u2026 READ MORE 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