Walmart, who reported a breach involving pharmacy records in March, has disclosed another breach to HHS. This one, reported June 8, reportedly affected 27,393 patients. Thankfully, it does not seem to have exposed particularly sensitive information. DataBreaches.net asked Walmart for a statement describing the incident, and received the following statement: Recently, we learned that the company…
Category: Health Data
Aspen Valley Hospital accused of patient-privacy breach
Another “small breach, big impact” story. Rick Carroll reports: A former Aspen Valley Hospital employee who says a human resources manager outed him as HIV-positive is alleging the hospital repeatedly violated patient-confidentiality laws. […] Doe joined the hospital in 2003 as its conference center coordinator. In August 2013, he was promoted to a technician in…
UK: Patients’ personal details from Cheltenham General Hospital ward left in street
Alex Shipman reports: An investigation has been launched after a confidential document with the personal details of patients at Cheltenham General Hospital was dropped in the street. The three-page report, which includes the names, medical history, social and family circumstances, and treatment plan of 34 people, was found in Cleevemount Road. It even includes details…
Island Health says staff snooped on 198 patient files
Carla Wilson reports: Island Health is once again notifying patients that their privacy has been breached. Two Victoria-based employees looked at records of 198 patients from “a number of communities across Vancouver Island and beyond,” the organization said in a Monday statement. “Island Health’s investigation confirmed the employees used their access privileges to electronic health…
Kern County Mental Health Dept. self-reports data breach
From their notice posted yesterday on their web site: This letter is to inform you of a recent security incident that occurred on 4/15/16 at the Kern County Mental Health Administration offices. Our administration offices recently relocated. During the move, a report was inadvertently left behind in a vacated section of the building that had…
Ca: Patient privacy breached at Credit Valley Hospital after health records ‘improperly accessed’
Louie Rosella reports: Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner is investigating a privacy breach at Credit Valley Hospital after the personal health records of five patients were “improperly accessed” by an employee at a nearby medical building. One of the complainants, who asked not to be identified, said the hospital sent her and her husband a letter after…