Category: Health Data

The issue of privacy breaches involving improper sharing of PHI with researchers has mushroomed for the B.C. Health Ministry: The personal-health data of more than five million British Columbians has been accessed without proper authorization, and in the most serious cases, the provincial government says it will notify more than 38,000 individuals of the breaches…

Washington University School of Medicine is notifying surgery patients of a breach: Washington University takes seriously the protection of our patients’ health information. Regrettably, this notice is regarding a recent incident involving some of that information. On November 29, 2012, Washington University learned that a physician’s laptop computer was stolen on November 28, 2012 from…

Tammi Vigil reports on a breach in Aurora, Colorado: A viewer sent FOX31 a tip about medical records tossed in the trash at Southlands in Aurora. In a place where people shop, some of the most priceless items lie unprotected in this dumpster. “They should throw all this stuff inside a shredder you know,” says…

There’s been an arrest in the case of a Palm Beach County Health Department employee who allegedly stole clients’ names, SSN, and dates of birth for a fraud scheme.  It seems the theft would not have come to light were it not for a UPS worker who was suspicious that the woman would spend $36…

Lou Antonelli reports on yet another insider breach that resulted in ID theft. This time it was an employee of the Texas Department of Health & Human Services.

Remember the  2010 case where four Massachusetts pathology groups’ records were found dumped improperly by their business associate, Goldthwait Associates?  There’s been a settlement in the case: BOSTON – Former owners of a Marblehead-based medical billing practice and four pathology groups have agreed to collectively pay $140,000, settling allegations that sensitive medical records and confidential…