I had noted this breach on PHIprivacy.net, but since there’s an update today, I’ll repeat the original information here. On March 6, Erin Allday reported that a former UCSF doctor who was employed at San Francisco General Hospital from 2005 to 2013 had wrongfully removed copies of patient records from the medical center. Allday reported:…
Category: Health Data
Aurora Health Care notifying caregivers of breach (updated)
Wisconsin-based Aurora Health Care is notifying current and former caregivers after discovering malware on some of their workstations and servers. The malware was discovered on January 27. A forensics investigation revealed that the malware was designed to intercept active sessions and capture login information when certain web sites – mostly financial and some social media –…
Saintly mix-up results in breach notification for Providence Health & Services
Providence Health & Services is notifying some of their patients that their data were exposed after an error concerning the name of the facility where they were treated: We are writing to you about the disclosure of your medical billing information to one of our business partners. On February 18, 2015, Providence St. Joseph Medical…
Fear of data breaches leads 21% of patients to withhold information from physicians
Elizabeth Earl reports: The national attention on the risk of data breaches may be keeping patients from sharing information with physicians. A survey from Austin, Texas-based software advising firm Software Advice of 243 people found that 45 percent of respondents were moderately or very concerned about security breaches involving personal health information. Nearly a quarter,…
Hospital worker: Ex-husband’s email snooping violated patient rights
Priscilla DeGregory and Laura Italiano report: It was a new low — even for her already sneaky, abusive ex-husband. A New York anesthesiologist testified Wednesday that she was “completely shocked” to learn that her physician husband had been reading her emails for seven years — including as they separated, divorced, and battled over support and…
California Department of Justice Investigates Berkeley Health Center, and Look What Center Left Behind!
Sam Levin reports: In February, the Berkeley Health Center, a clinic that provided medical services to low-income patients, closed down in the wake of serious financial troubles, including allegations that it had mismanaged public funds. A federal judge forced the clinic out of its site at 2908 Ellsworth Street in South Berkeley after the nonprofit healthcare…