A recent update to HHS’s breach tool indicates that Benefit Resources, Inc. in South Carolina reported a breach involving the PHI of 16,200 patients. The incident reportedly occurred on or about November 22 and was coded by HHS as the loss/other of a “portable electronic device/other.” So far I haven’t found any notice on their web…
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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital notifies almost 10,000 patients of a breach that occurred in April
A recent update to HHS’s breach tool indicates that the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Azle, Texas reported a breach involving the PHI of 9,922 patients. I did locate a breach notice on the hospital’s web site, although it was not immediately apparent from the home page, and I had to click on the “About…
Ankle + Foot Center of Tampa Bay security breach affects 156,000 patients? (updated)
A recent update to HHS’s breach tool indicates that the Ankle + Foot Center of Tampa Bay, Inc. in Florida reported a breach involving the PHI of 156,000 patients. The incident reportedly occurred on or about November 10 and was coded by HHS as “Hacking/IT Incident” involving the provider’s network server. So far I haven’t…
Iowa players' medical records may have been illegally accessed by employees
Dave Curtis reports: Officials at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have launched an investigation into whether electronic medical records of the 13 Iowa Hawkeyes football players receiving care there were accessed inappropriately. The players and their families were notified Friday of the investigation, which could take up to two weeks, according to a…
NZ: City doctor who breached confidentiality cleared of privacy breach
Here’s the latest news report by Sam McKnight on a case previously covered on this blog: Invercargill doctor Robert Henderson has been cleared of breaching a careworker’s privacy when he disclosed her personal information to her employer. Dr Henderson appeared before the Human Rights Review Tribunal last year to defend claims that in 2003 he…
Ca: Three stolen laptops with patient info recovered
The following report by CBC concerns a breach in New Brunswick, Canada previously reported on this blog: Police have recovered three of the five laptop computers stolen from a Woodstock, N.B., medical clinic two weeks ago. The recovered property includes a computer that contained the names and medicare numbers of patients of Dr. Frances Alborg….