While I was away, I see that there was another update to HHS’s breach tool web page: Debra C. Duffy, a dentist in Texas, reported that 4,700 patients were notified of a breach that occurred on August 5 that involved the theft a laptop. I do not see a notice on her web site, so…
Category: Health Data
Patient and personal info exposed when package sent by courier damaged in transit
Northridge Hospital Medical Center in California notified the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human services that 837 patients were affected by a breach that occurred on October 16 involving paper records. A notice on their home page says, “Northridge Hospital Medical Center has experienced a security incident involving Medicare and Medi-Cal patient information. If you…
CT: VNA patients are warned of possible security breach after computer theft
Judy Benson reports: About 12,000 current and former patients of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut will be receiving letters notifying them of a possible security breach of agency data. Mary Lenzini, VNA president, said Thursday that the letters are being sent after a laptop computer used by one of the visiting nurses was…
Holy Cross Hospital Notifies Emergency Room Patients of Possible Data Breach
FT. LAUDERDALE (November 10, 2010) – Holy Cross Hospital announced today that it has begun sending letters to notify some of its hospital Emergency Room patients of a possible compromise of personal data from patient data sheets and to offer free credit monitoring services. Holy Cross Hospital was informed by federal authorities that personal data…
UK: Security alert over NHS data breach
Alison Dayani reports: A severe security alert has been issued over confidential NHS medical records of every Birmingham patient being left open to breach, the Birmingham Post can reveal. The National Information Commissioner has ordered an investigation into access of IT files held by Birmingham Primary Care Shared Services Agency, which holds all staff and…
Jury Awards Woman $100K Over Before-and-After Cosmetic Surgery Photos
Dan O’Connor reports: Before-and-after neck-to-knees photos of a 64-year-old cosmetic surgery patient that somehow appeared in a newspaper article about her surgeon without her permission are at the center of a federal lawsuit in St. Louis. Last November, a jury awarded $100,000 to the plaintiff, identified in court records only as Jane Doe from Bartow,…