Category: Health Data

A laptop computer with personal and medical information on more than 3,000 Mankato Clinic patients was stolen nearly two months ago. […] The breach did not include the Mankato Clinic’s electronic health records. The laptop was in the car of a registered nurse and stolen sometime between Nov. 1 an Nov. 2. Clinic officials were…

In addition to the Cook County HHS breach reported in a separate entry and in addition to a few breaches that were already revealed in the media, the most recent update to HHS’s breach tool reveals two other breaches recently reported to them: Zarzamora Family Dental Care in San Antonio,Texas reported that 800 patients were…

Cook County Health & Hospitals System in Illinois has notified the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services that 556 patients had data on a computer that was stolen on or about November 1. Although the report to HHS indicates “theft,” CCHHS posted a notice on their web site yesterday that refers to a missing…

Officials from the Betty Ford Clinic tell TMZ, they fired Dawn Holland — Lindsay Lohan’s accuser — because she violated confidentiality rules. In a statement to TMZ, Betty Ford officials say, “Regrettably, on December 21, 2010, one of our employees violated strict confidentiality guidelines and laws by publicly identifying patients in a media interview and…

The Dept. of Veterans Affairs has issued its monthly report to Congress on data incidents for the month of November. As in past reports, there are a number of mis-mailed or mishandled prescriptions.  Other incidents reported during this period included: A VA Attorney discovered names, partial social security numbers and treatment locations of approximately 140…