Matt Elofson has an update on a breach originally reported in July 2011: Federal agents recently arrested a Troy woman on felony charges for allegedly stealing the identities of 800 people while working at an area hospital as part of a government tax fraud scheme. According to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the…
Category: Health Data
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Patient Information Embedded in PowerPoint Uploaded to External Sites
Rashed Mian reports: An unknown number of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center patients had clinical data and private information, in some cases their Social Security numbers, erroneously leaked onto two medical professional organization’s websites earlier this year, according to the hospital. After an inquiry by the Long Island Press Wednesday, the world’s oldest and largest cancer…
FL: Records stolen from Gressler Clinic
Ryan E. Little reports: Documents containing personal information from about 1,400 patients were stolen from Gessler Clinic in May, the clinic announced Tuesday. The clinic has been working with police since the May 3 disappearance of the documents and began notifying affected patients by mail this week. The stolen documents, which include Social Security numbers…
Calif. Dept. of Public Health notifies Bakersfield Memorial Hospital patients of security breach
The California Department of Public Health Licensing and Certification Program has been notifying patients that a binder stolen from an employee’s car on May 8th contained their names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, and medications.
Port Angeles Area Doctor's Office Vandalized; Computers Stolen
A substitute notice by Dr. Robert Witham, M.D., F.A.C.P.: The medical office of Dr. Robert Witham, M.D., F.A.C.P. was burglarized on April 16, 2012. Two computers containing patient information, office and medical equipment and various personal belongings of Dr. Witham were stolen. Port Angeles Police were notified and are conducting their investigations. An independent investigation…
Potential class action targets Emory Healthcare over patient data breach
Emory Healthcare is the target of a potential class action suit seeking unspecified damages over the loss of 10 computer disks containing the personal and health information of hundreds of thousands of patients treated between 1999 and 2007. The suit seeks money damages and financial record monitoring for a class it estimates as including as…