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New England Dermatology creates new protocol after improper patient records disposal

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Dissent

Amy Phillips reports: New England Dermatology, P.C., d/b/a New England Dermatology and Laser Center (“NEDLC”), is reporting that paper records containing health information of patients who were seen at their Northampton office during a period from approximately June 10, 2013 to May 23, 2018 were discarded without first being shredded. NEDLC self-reported the lapse in appropriate waste…

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New York State investigating ‘inappropriate’ Snapchat posts made by workers at Canandaigua nursing home

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Dissent

WROC reports: The New York State Department of Health is looking into posts shared on Snapchat by staff at Canandaigua nursing home MM Ewing Continuing Care. In a statement, a spokesman from the state Department of Health says, “We are investigating concerns related to an alleged violation of resident’s rights at MM Ewing Continuing Care….

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Ruben U. Carvajal, MD Provides Notice to Individuals of Data Security Event

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Dissent

Ruben U. Carvajal, MD recently discovered an incident that may impact certain Ruben U. Carvajal, MD patient information. On January 3, 2018, Dr. Carvajal received a report that certain Ruben U. Carvajal, MD patient information may have been accessible on the internet.  Upon receiving this report, Dr. Carvajal initiated an internal investigation and contacted the…

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Sunspire Health notifying patients after employee email accounts accessed in phishing attack

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Dissent

Joseph Goedert reports: Sunspire Health, a nationwide network of addiction treatment facilities, is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals and offering them credit and identity monitoring services after several employee email accounts were accessed in a phishing attack. While the size of the Sunspire attack is not yet publicly known, the incident soon will be…

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Thousands of patient records held for ransom in Ontario home care data breach, attackers claim

Posted on July 17, 2018 by Dissent

Matthew Braga, Lori Ward, Andrew Culbert report: The detailed medical histories and contact information of possibly tens of thousands of home-care patients in Ontario are allegedly being held for ransom by thieves who recently raided the computer systems of a health-care provider. CarePartners, which provides home medical care services on behalf of the Ontario government,…

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Ca: Personal information of 3 QEH patients compromised by employee: P.E.I. Privacy Commissioner

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Dissent

Steve Bruce reports: An employee at Charlottetown’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital inappropriately accessed the private health information of three patients, according to a new report published by P.E.I.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. Commissioner Karen Rose’s report on the privacy breach and how it was handled follows a complaint last summer to Health PEI by one of the patients, and a subsequent…

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