Adam Greenberg reports that DaVita is notifying approximately 11,500 dialysis patients of a breach that occurred when a laptop with unencrypted PHI was stolen from an employee’s car. The notice on DaVita’s site, dated Nov. 5 and linked from its home page, reads: DaVita®, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., reported today that on…
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Let me outta here! (healthcare.gov)
You’d think it shouldn’t be difficult to get your account deleted from HealthCare.gov, but, apparently, it was for the attorney whose data were exposed to someone else.
Florida man pleads guilty to stealing New Jersey patients' information for tax refund fraud scheme
A Florida man admitted last week to using his position in a New Jersey doctor’s office to steal personal identifying information as part of his role in running a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Berness Swan, 44, of Spring Hill, Fla., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renée Marie…
Oregon regulators fine Samaritan Health System over improper disposal of patient records
The eagle-eyed folks over at HealthITSecurity.com picked up on a follow-up to a Samaritan Health Services breach involving improper disposal of patient records, reported in July. According to a report on OregonLive.com, state regulators are fining the health system $1,000. Read more here.
OH: University Hospitals notifies 7,100 patients of stolen hard drive with personal medical information
Brie Zeitner of the Plain Dealer reports from Cleveland: More than 7,100 University Hospitals patients received notification by mail this week that their protected personal medical information was potentially exposed after a third-party contractor upgrading their computer system lost a hard drive containing physician office data. Someone stole the hard drive from the car of…
Hospital computer thefts put patients’ details at high risk
FOI is our friend. Greg Christison reports on data from 14 Scottish NHS boards: A Sunday Express investigation has found that around 80 items containing potentially sensitive data, including laptops, memory sticks, dictaphones and smartphones, have disappeared since January 2012. Read more on Sunday Express, but don’t expect to see numbers of unencrypted records with…