Associated Press reports: The state official overseeing Vermont’s new online insurance marketplace says there has been a second “privacy incident” after there was a mix-up of information involving two people with the same first and last names. Read more on Bennington Banner.
Month: December 2013
Assessing Bitcoin’s benefits, security risks in healthcare
Patrick Ouellette writes: Because of the prevalence of medical identity fraud in the healthcare industry, healthcare providers are beginning to think outside of the box as to how to keep their patients’ data private. San Francisco physician Paul Abramson has made headlines of late for allowing patients to pay for services using Bitcoin, a decentralized…
Psychological assessments provider notifies patients after laptop with PHI stolen in office burglary
A breach reported by Comprehensive Psychological Services LLC in South Carolina was added to HHS’s public breach tool yesterday. According to HHS’s entry, 3,500 patients were notified after a laptop was stolen from the practice’s office on October 28. Comprehensive Psychological Services LLC offers a range of assessment and evaluation procedures including neuropsychological testing, educational…
Facebook rolls out a Donate Now button to help charities; will store your credit card info
The headline says it all. What could possibly go wrong, right? Read more on Tech2.
Two laptops with PHI stolen from UHS-Pruitt employees' cars in a two-week period
One of the breaches added to HHS’s public breach list today gave me a bit of a headache. Well, to be honest, they generally all give me a headache, but this one took me time to sort out. And although I may have a headache now, I suspect UHS-Pruitt may have a bigger headache. It…
Colorado Health & Wellness notifies patients after doctor who left practice took their contact information with him
There were a number of breaches added to HHS’s breach tool today that were news to me. Here’s another: Colorado Health & Wellness reported an incident affecting 651 patients that occurred on September 4. HHS’s log codes the incident as “Theft, Unauthorized Access/Disclosure” involving EMRs. Clear as mud, right? I could not locate any media…