BSomers reports that Capri Williams, formerly employed as a nurse at Commonwealth Primary Care, is facing federal charges of bank fraud and identity theft. She is scheduled for her first court appearance on Friday. The US Attorney’s Office said she used personal information from hundreds of patients to try and open new bank and credit accounts. In one case,…
Category: Health Data
Texas Health & Human Services Commission notifies 600 after contractor can’t locate 600 records
The Texas Health & Human Services Commission posted this notification to their site on June 17: The Health and Human Services Commission is notifying people about the accidental loss of protected health information. The breach may affect a little more than 600 people who applied for benefits. Iron Mountain, an HHSC contractor, was storing boxes…
Ca: Personal Health Data Breach Triggers Trillium Hospital Class Action
The following is a press release: A proposed class action for a breach of privacy has been commenced against Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga Ophthalmologist Dr. Tony Vettese, and his assistant, Lisa Lyons. Mississauga businesswoman and Trillium patient Katie Mallinson has alleged that Lyons used her access to Trillium’s entire database to secretly review the confidential…
OH: Trial begins for former ProMedica employee accused of illegally-accessing patient data
Amulya Raghuveer reports: A trial has begun for a former ProMedica employee charged with unlawfully and intentionally gaining access to patient data at Bay Park Hospital. Jamie Knapp was indicted in April 2015 on charges of obtaining individually identifiable health information and unauthorized access of a protected computer. The respiratory therapist is alleged to have…
Ca: Empire Life notifies customers of data breach
I don’t understand: if they detected and responded to this phishing incident in November, 2015, why are they first issuing this statement now? June 17, 2016 (Toronto, Ontario) – The Empire Life Insurance Company (Empire Life) announced today that the company is responding to a data breach that may affect a number of its customers. On…
Ca: 397 medical records snooped at Hamilton General Hospital
Joanna Frketich reports on yet another snooping out of curiosity case: An employee snooped into the medical records of 397 patients at Hamilton General Hospital. The staff member was fired after an investigation by Hamilton Health Sciences concluded the privacy of emergency room patients was breached from June 2015 to May 2016. Read more on…