Tiversa CEO Robert Boback has responded to the testimony of a former employee, Richard (“Rick”) Wallace at yesterday’s hearing in FTC v. LabMD. In a statement sent to this site, he writes: What was probably lost on most people in the audience was that Wallace testified that HE downloaded the 1,718 file (the LabMD file in…
Category: Health Data
FL: Orlando Health patient information allegedly found in neighborhood driveway
WFTV reports that Orlando Health has been sending out letters to some patients whose protected health information was disclosed when a patient list was found in a driveway. Henderson said the letter stated the patient list contained names, medical record numbers, account numbers and even diagnoses. It goes on to say it appears the list was…
Illinois AG sues records storage company FileFax for dumping thousands of Suburban Lung Associates’ patients’ records
There’s a follow-up to a breach that was first disclosed by CBS in Chicago in February. The incident, involving patients of Suburban Lung Associates, was reported to HHS in April as affecting 2,984 patients. The following is the press release from Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office: Chicago — Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit against…
Is this a HIPAA breach?
Over on HIPAA Blog, Jeff Drummond poses this question: Is this a HIPAA breach? A guy had a leg amputated, and the hospital threw the leg in the trash, with the patient’s name written on it. The cops found it in the landfill and, as you might expect, checked up on the guy, thinking foul play…
SC: Roper St. Francis Hospital notifying 360 patients about lost flash drive (updated)
WCSC reports that 360 patients of Roper St. Francis Hospital will be getting a letter about a lost flash drive that contained what a hospital spokesperson described as “limited patient information.” The information may be “limited,” but it still is sensitive: names, ages, diagnoses, and dates of procedures. Hospital officials say a thorough search and investigation was conducted, and…
Security Advisory – PillPack.com Online Pharmacy
Yakov Shafranovich found a vulnerability that exposed patients’ prescription histories to others as long as the other(s) had their full name and date of birth: During the signup process, PillPack.com prompts users for their identifying information. In the end of the signup rocess, the user is shown a list of their existing prescriptions in all…