Do they really think we’re stupid? Yesterday, I noted Rep. Joe Barton’s ridiculous questioning concerning whether Healthcare.gov violates HIPAA. Rep. Barton was not the only member of the GOP trying to use scare tactics about HIPAA and the site, however. Watch this exchange between CNN’s Carol Costello and Rep. Marsha Blackburn: Look, folks, there…
Month: October 2013
Yusen Logistics + unencrypted laptop + unattended car = #databreach
From a letter sent by Yusen Logistics (Americas) to its current and former employees: On the morning of September 24, 2013, we learned that a password-protected, unencrypted laptop computer issued to a YLA employee was stolen from the employee’s vehicle the night before. The incident was reported to the police and we immediately began a…
Online security breach at SAH disgruntles many job seekers
Darren Taylor reports: A SooToday.com reader has informed us that he has been the target of unsolicited emails, texts and telemarketing calls, and claims this is the result of a mishap involving the Sault Area Hospital (SAH) website’s online job application system. The reader was notified by SAH in a letter dated October 24, 2013…
Former Mount Sinai Medical Center employee convicted in patient ID theft for tax refund fraud scheme
Oliver Gayle of Miami has been convicted in an tax refund scheme involving the theft of patient information from Mount Sinai Medical Center. Gayle, who was employed as a temp, had a previous felony conviction on RICO/racketeering charges prior to his employment at the medical center. The South Florida Business Journal asked the medical center how he…
Notice for Allina Health patients regarding privacy incident
The following notice is linked from Allina Health‘s home page: Allina Health is committed to protecting the privacy of our patients’ personal information. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information. A certified medical assistant at an Allina Health clinic viewed patients’ personal health information unnecessarily. Only those caregivers with a role…
Credit report lock may hinder ability to sign up for MNsure
Oh good grief… Catherine Richert of Minnesota Public Radio reports: People who have locked their credit reports may have trouble creating an account on the state’s new insurance marketplace, MNsure officials said today. To buy a plan on MNsure, consumers must prove they are who they say they are. To verify an applicant’s information, MNsure…