We’re still learning of other Bizmatics clients who were notified that their patient data may have been acquired by criminals. Lifewellness Institute in California notified HHS this month that they had notified 2,473 of their patients of the incident. In a letter to their patients, a copy of which was kindly provided to DataBreaches.net by Lifewellness Institute, they…
Category: Health Data
FTC reverses ALJ in LabMD case, finds for itself
From the no-surprise dept., this press release on an opinion by the FTC finding totally in their own favor: Commission Finds LabMD Liable for Unfair Data Security Practices Stating Company Failed to Protect Consumers’ Sensitive Medical and Personal Information The Federal Trade Commission today announced the issuance of an Opinion and Final Order reversing an…
Memorial Hermann notifies employees of privacy incident
Dawn Brooks reported this earlier this month: Memorial Hermann Wednesday announced an incident involving the disclosure of protected health information to select primary care physicians. The company said the information disclosed was limited to the member’s demographic information, that no medical information was disclosed. A Memorial Hermann employee on May 16 reported potential improper use…
Former Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to Prison for Stealing from Charity
Katie Eder has a follow-up on a case first reported in the media in January The former owner of a pharmacy in Lexington, Kentucky, has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for stealing $1.1 million from a charity called Chronic Disease Fund. Adam K. Sloan, 37, admitted to using personal information from customers…
Unauthorized employee accessed AnMed Health patient records, release says
Carla Field reports: A health care revenue company says one of its employees looked at nearly two dozen patient records without authorization. Cardon Outreach does contract work for AnMed Health, and has employees on site at the hospital. AnMed said in a release that a Cardon Outreach employee opened 22 patient files without authorization, including…
OR: Providence Health & Services notifying 5,400 patients of long-running insider breach
For reasons I can’t begin to fathom, this one was sitting in ‘drafts’ and never got posted. Oops. AP reports: Providence Health & Services in Oregon is notifying about 5,400 current and former patients that a former employee may have improperly accessed their patient records. Providence said in a statement Friday that it learned of…