Category: Health Data

Abby Sewell reports: A patient whose personal information was stolen in a break-in at a medical billing contractor’s office in Torrance has filed a class-action lawsuit against the company and Los Angeles County. Two Los Angeles law firms filed a complaint Friday in Superior Court. The suit was initially filed on behalf of a single…

The FTC has uploaded additional rulings this week. Two relate to LabMD’s motion for additional deposition of a detective involved in the day sheets aspect of the case and the FTC’s motion for sanctions for alleged non-compliance with discovery orders: Administrative Law Judge’s Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Complaint Counsel’s Motion for…

Kerana Todorov reports: A man who underwent drug rehabilitation treatment at St. Helena Hospital in 2012 is suing the hospital and others for allegedly disclosing medical information about his care with an employer and others, according to the complaint filed Monday in Napa County Superior Court. The plaintiff, who is only identified as “John Doe”…

HealthSource of Ohio, a private, not-for-profit community health center experienced a privacy breach in November 2013 that affected 8,845 patients. The incident was added to HHS’s public breach tool this week. According to a statement posted on their website on or after February 26th, HSO uses a web-based program to provide information to patients calling with…

JC Reindl reports: A Detroit Medical Center employee was found in possession of personal information of 1,087 patients at DMC’s Harper University Hospital, the hospital system said today. In a statement, DMC said that documents containing the patients’ names, personal health information, date of birth and, in some cases, Social Security numbers were discovered in…