As an update to a case that started in 2007 and that has been previously covered on my blogs: the Associated Press is reporting that Dr. Lisa Barden, the California physician accused of stealing patients’ and colleagues’ identities as part of a prescription drug fraud sceme, has pleaded guilty to 274 counts. Barden had been…
Category: Health Data
California public health dept. announces lost tape had medical and personal info on residents and workers
Wow – two state departments of public health reveal breaches in a 24-hour period? First it was Connecticut, reported on this blog earlier today, and now California. Here’s a statement from the California Department of Public Health: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported to state authorities that a missing magnetic tape, delivered…
Connecticut Department of Public Health Statement on Inadvertent Release of Client Data
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced that during a system upgrade to appointment scheduling software for clients of a program administered by the Department of Public Health, information intended for regional offices was inadvertently sent to an undetermined number of email addresses in the state. The Department of Public Health and Department…
Mountain Vista Medical Center notifies 2,284 endoscopy patients of missing records
A few mainstream media news organizations such as Arizona Republic and KPHO are reporting a breach involving Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. A notice posted to the medical center’s site dated December 10 says: On October 13, 2010, Mountain Vista Medical Center became aware that compact memory data cards containing information related to procedures occurring January…
Ca: Veteran 'shocked' after receiving medical records of other military members
Alison Auld of The Canadian Press reports: The Department of Defence has launched an investigation after a former member of the Canadian Forces found sensitive health and personal information about other military personnel in his medical file. Wayne Finn said he was stunned to discover everything from other service members’ social insurance numbers, blood test…
(update) GAA details stolen in data breach
As a small update to the GAA breach reported yesterday, News Letter reports that an arrest has been made: Personal details of more than 500 GAA members have been stolen. One man was arrested followed the security breach at Belfast company Servasport, which held the database. The information taken includes postal and email addresses, phone…