Category: Health Data

A breach that was first disclosed last week did not affect a huge number of people but has generated a lot of criticism about the disclosure process and how the employee involved in the breach was handled.  Norm Park reports on the frustration that the public is not provided more information about the breach and…

Seen in an article on recently introduced state bills: Lawmakers in Virginia introduced legislation in January of this year to expand notification requirements following a breach of security with respect to medical information.  While under current Virginia law, the requirement to provide notice only applies to organizations, corporations or agencies “supported wholly or principally by public…

The Associated Press reports: One of three University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics workers being fired for allegedly breaching the medical records of injured football players is a 26-year employee who says she did nothing wrong, a union president said Monday. The woman has a spotless disciplinary record during her employment at UIHC and has…

Brent Begin reports: About 2,400 Medi-Cal recipients in San Francisco had their names, Social Security numbers and other identifying information breached as part of an employee dispute at Human Services Agency of San Francisco, officials said. A former city employee, considering legal action against The City after being fired from the agency that disperses welfare…

The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, has information for health care providers and insurers about how to help patients minimize the risk of medical identity theft and deal with the consequences if they become victims of it.  Here are the highlights of the FTC’s new publication, Medical Identity Theft FAQs for Health Care Providers…