Samantha Ehlinger reports: The Center for Health Care Services in San Antonio is notifying 28,434 local patients whose Social Security numbers, mental health and other sensitive records were stolen when a former employee allegedly took the data on his personal laptop after he was fired, the company said in a news release. The mental health…
Category: Health Data
Hacked IV Pumps and Digital Smart Pens Can Lead to Data Breaches
Dawn Kawamoto reports: An attack on a single IV infusion pump or digital smart pen can be leveraged to a widespread breach that exposes patient records, according to a Spirent SecurityLabs researcher. Saurabh Harit, managing consultant with Spirent, will present his findings on flaws in IV infusion pumps and digital smart pens at Black Hat…
Lawsuit claims Bend nurse shared confidential medical records
Kyle Spurr reports: St. Charles Health System is being sued for $500,000 by a patient who claims a nurse illegally shared his private health information without his permission. Jason Miller was receiving treatment at St. Charles Bend on May 15, 2016, for injuries related to an all-terrain vehicle accident. A nurse not assigned to him,…
Sensitive medical records dumped in public Allentown recycling bin
Paul Muschick and Emily Opilo report on one of those data protection fails that sometimes happen when a practice closes. And once again, we find no one stepping up to admit responsibility for the improper disposal of patient records with personally identifiable information and sensitive protected health information. In this case, the records appear to…
WV: Patient accuses Charleston Area Medical Center, ex-wife of invasion of privacy
Lhalie Castillo reports: A Logan County man alleges his medical records were accessed by his ex-wife without permission. Brent Varney filed a complaint Oct. 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Charleston Area Medical Center and Angela Varney alleging negligence, invasion of privacy and other counts. According to the complaint, the plaintiff received treatment at the…
Patients at UAB Medicine clinic affected by possible data breach
Erin Edgemon reports: Patients of the UAB Viral Hepatitis Clinic may have had their protected health information exposed during a Oct. 25 data breach, UAB Medicine released late Thursday morning. The 652 patients affected were notified of the incident by letter, the university hospital said. Read more on AL.com.