Patients of Harris County Hospital District in Texas who were patients between April 14, 2008 and February 11, 2011 are first being notified that their information may have been stolen by an employee. In a notice posted on their site, David S. Lopez, President/CEO, writes that they wish to “urgently call your attention to the…
Category: Health Data
Second class action lawsuit against Western Health Authority filed
Gary Kean reports that a second class action lawsuit, representing about 200 patients who received breach notifications from Western Health, has been filed. Unlike the other lawsuit, however, this one names the employee as a co-defendant. Over 1,000 patients received notification letters concerning an employee’s inappropriate access to their files. For at least some patients,…
Dakota County medical examiner investigator’s laptop stolen
Sarah Homer reports: A computer containing photographs of crime scenes and dead bodies was stolen earlier this month from a medical examiner investigator, according to Roseville police. The personal Toshiba laptop belongs to 25-year-old Navid Amini, a medical examiner investigator for Regina Medical Center, home to the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, which conducts medical…
AZ: Woman admits identity theft at Oro Valley medical office
Kim Smith reports: A local woman admitted Monday that she stole the identities of 15 patients while working at an Oro Valley oncology office. Veronica Astorga Carmona could receive probation when sentenced next month or between two and 8.75 years in prison. On June 25, a cancer patient gave his Visa credit card to Carmona…
Info for 55,000 patients and employees stolen from Cancer Care Group in Indianapolis after computer bag with group's backup left in employee's car
Jill Disis reports: Information on 55,000 patients and employees at an Indianapolis-based cancer center practice is missing. A spokesman for Cancer Care Group, 6100 W. 96th St., confirmed today that someone stole a computer bag belonging to a Cancer Care Group employee on July 19. The bag contained information such as names, birth dates, social…
Doc reported after breast surgery vids hit YouTube
It seems it’s not just U.S. cosmetic surgeons getting into trouble over before/after images uploaded to the Internet that do not adequately protect patient privacy. Here’s a news story by Clara Guibourg in The Local in Sweden: A Stockholm-based plastic surgeon has been reported for uploading videos to YouTube, showing before, during and after footage of…