Marco Chown Oved reports: She admitted to stealing more than 12,000 patient records from the maternity ward at the Rouge Valley Hospital and selling them for $1 a pop to financial firms, and for this Shaida Bandali should go to jail, an Ontario Securities Commission prosecutor said Tuesday. “Ms. Bandali essentially trafficked in the identities…
Category: Health Data
CarePlus members’ information exposed in mailing error
WTSP reports: An error while processing statements might have led to a breach of personal information for clients of CarePlus Health Plans. On Sept. 18, the company was notified some personal information may have potentially been compromised when CarePlus Late Enrollment Penalty Premium Statements were processed and mailed on Sept. 11. A machine was programmed to insert…
Humana member information stolen from employee’s car
WSAW reports: Humana is notifying Wisconsin members of a potential privacy breach after an employee’s vehicle was broken into and a secure, encrypted laptop was stolen along with the employee’s hard copy files. The paper copy documents contained member name, date of birth, Humana and clinic name for approximately 2,800 Humana Medicare Advantage members. The…
Valley Children’s sues lung doctors for allegedly swiping patients
Barbara Anderson reports: Valley Children’s Hospital is suing lung doctors for allegedly trying to steal patients and take them to University Pediatric Specialists, a rival medical group. According to the lawsuit filed by Valley Children’s Hospital and its affiliated Valley Children’s Specialty Medical Group, Dr. John Moua and Dr. David Lee wrongfully and without permission accessed…
Hackers target Australian health sector, selling records for A$1,000
Beverley Head reports: Hackers are targeting the Australian health sector, with fully populated digital health records sold on the black market for up to A$1,000 each. Plans to make the personally controlled electronic health record (PCEHR) an opt-out – rather than the current opt-in regime – could significantly expand the range of targets for health hackers….
Affinity Health Plan notifies members of PHI breach
Affinity Health Plan notified 496 heads of household within Affinity’s membership on August 21, 2015, about the disclosure of some of their personal information via a mailing of Child Health Plus renewal letters. A sample of the notification letter sent to affected households can be found in this link, which explains the incident in greater detail. On…