Category: Health Data

Sandra Yin reports on recent VA disclosures of breaches.  I had covered the August report here, but her coverage makes some interesting points; Paper is much more problematic than electronic data, according to Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker. [which is why all state and federal mandatory disclosure laws should include paper records — Dissent!] Here’s…

In looking at the most recent update to HHS’s web site, I noted three other breaches that we did not know about already from other sources: The Kent Center The Kent Center in Rhode Island reported that paper records of 1,361 patients were stolen in July. In a notification linked from the homepage of their…

Earlier this month, this blog covered a breach involving the Town of Essex in Massachusetts. At the time, I found the statement by the selectmen a bit curious and had asked, “Do the selectmen suspect that someone associated with the program or commission removed the records? I wonder what kind of “legal action” they have…

LabCorp Patient Service Center in California notified Health & Human Services (HHS) that 507 patients were affected by theft of their protected health information.  The records were in paper format, and were reportedly stolen on or about August 2. I do not see any statement on LabCorp’s web site.  The company has a number of…

Rafal Los blogs on Digital Soapbox – Down the Security Rabbit Hole!  about who really pays the fines when a hospital is fined as a result of a data breach: When information is lost, the first thought often is to fine, fine, and fine again these institutions we find to be negligent in either securing their patient’s…