Chris Swingle and Gary McLendon repport: About half of the 2,500 patient bills Strong Memorial Hospital mailed on April 19 went to the wrong patients, and this week the hospital sent letters apologizing to affected people and telling them to be alert to any possible misuse of their information. Spokeswoman Teri D’Agostino said a machine…
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Strong notifies patients their bills may have gone to other people
Chris Swingle and Gary McLendon repport: About half of the 2,500 patient bills Strong Memorial Hospital mailed on April 19 went to the wrong patients, and this week the hospital sent letters apologizing to affected people and telling them to be alert to any possible misuse of their information. Spokeswoman Teri D’Agostino said a machine…
Stolen computers contained patients’ SSN
I really wish OCR would list the types of information involved in the breaches they report on their site. In digging into one of their newly added reports, however, I found that the incident did include SSN: Rockbridge Area Community Services State: Virginia Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 500 Date of Breach: 3/12/10 Type of…
VA and other new breach reports on OCR's breach list (updated)
OCR has updated its web site of reported breaches to now include the VA breach being reported in the news this week, as well as other breaches. Breaches not previously reported in the media or on this site are tagged with asterisks, below: Veterans Health Administration State: District of Columbia Business Associate Involved: Heritage Health…
New report on recent VA breaches identifies one contractor
Tom Spoth reports: More than 3,800 veterans had their personal information compromised last month in two data breaches that have led to renewed criticism of the Veterans Affairs Department’s data security. On April 22, an unencrypted laptop belonging to VA contractor Heritage Health Solutions was stolen from a vehicle, compromising the records of more than…
BCBS of Tenn. Breach: Lessons Learned
Howard Anderson writes: In the wake of an information breach affecting nearly 1 million people, executives at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have many lessons to share and plenty of advice to offer. On Oct. 2, 2009, someone stole 57 unencrypted hard drives from servers at a call center the insurer had recently closed. So far,…