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Cancer Center Blamed for Stolen Laptop; Delayed Notice Blamed for ID Theft

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dissent

Okay, here’s a breach I never saw reported anywhere in my usual sources, until I read about it in a lawsuit. Via Courthouse News’ Joe Harris: A hospital and cancer center allowed a laptop computer stuffed with unencrypted, confidential information on its patients to be stolen, and did not notify patients of the data theft…

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Cancer Center Blamed for Stolen Laptop; Delayed Notice Blamed for ID Theft

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dissent

Okay, here’s a breach I never saw reported anywhere in my usual sources, until I read about it in a lawsuit. Via Courthouse News’ Joe Harris: A hospital and cancer center allowed a laptop computer stuffed with unencrypted, confidential information on its patients to be stolen, and did not notify patients of the data theft…

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Concord Hospital reports audit revealed improper records access by employee

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dissent

Auditing works. On June 7, Concord Hospital  notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that through its routine auditing, it had detected that an employee had improperly accessed 40 patients’ records, 13 of which had Social Security Numbers in the files.  The individuals were mostly relatives, friends, and acquaintances.  The hospital discovered the breach on…

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UK: Health service must get it right on data security, says ICO; 5 NHS Trusts sign undertakings concerning protection of paper records

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Dissent

The health service needs to do more to keep patients’ personal information secure, the Information Commissioner said today. The warning comes as the ICO finds a further five health organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said: “The health service holds some of the most sensitive personal information of any…

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TN: Laptop with more than 1,500 patients’ data stolen

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Dissent

Chris Echegaray reports: A laptop containing more than 1,500 patient names and their personal information was stolen from a medical billing company employee’s car last month. PhyData LLC, a medical billing and management company in Goodlettsville, reported the laptop stolen from the trunk of the worker’s vehicle at RiverGate Mall on May 7, said Joy…

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Yet another mailing error from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida?

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Dissent

Oops! It seems I missed another Blue Cross Blue Shield mailing error data breach. It’s understandable, I suppose, since there have been a bunch of Blue Cross breaches in the past few months, but thanks to the good folks at ITRC for alerting me to the omission. Here’s Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida’s statement…

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