Penalty Amount
$200,000
Consumers Affected
1,654
ATA Consulting LLC, operating as Best Medical Transcription, settled for $200,000 over a 2016 server misconfiguration that publicly exposed health records of up to 1,654 patients. The settlement includes civil penalties and permanently bars the owner from operating a business in New Jersey. The breach violated HIPAA and the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act due to inadequate security and failure to promptly notify affected individuals.
Defendants must pay $200,000 in civil penalties and costs, with $30,508 due within 30 days and the remainder suspended upon compliance. Owner Tushar Mathur is permanently enjoined from owning, managing, or holding a leadership position in any New Jersey business.
In-house legal teams should review all vendor and business associate agreements where the vendor handles protected health information (PHI), particularly medical transcription services. Focus on clauses mandating compliance with HIPAA security and privacy rules, specific technical security requirements (e.g., encryption, access controls), breach notification timelines (including 'without unreasonable delay' standards), and data retention/destruction provisions. Agreements may need amendments to require mandatory security audits, stronger password/authentication protocols for web portals, and explicit indemnification for HIPAA violations. Customer agreements with healthcare clients should also be checked for flow-down security obligations and liability caps related to data breaches.
Entity
ATA Consulting LLC
Also known as: Best Medical Transcription
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/defunct-georgia-vendor-responsible-for-exposing-virtua-medical-group-patient-files-online-agrees-to-200000-settlement-owner-of-transcription-service-agrees-to-permanent-ban-on-owning-an-nj-busin/
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"ATA Consulting LLC, which did business as Best Medical Transcription"
"a $200,000 settlement"
"federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”)"
"New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”)"
"in connection with a server misconfiguration that publically exposed the private health information"
$650K
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$400.0M
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