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Idaho Power Group Health Plan notifies 5,500 of lost tape

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Dissent

Back on July 21 on DataBreaches.net, I reported that Idaho Power was among those affected by the Mercer Health Plan lost tape incident.  Their loss was not mentioned on this site as it was not clear what protected health information might be involved.  It seems that it was the Idaho Power Group Health Plan that…

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St. John’s Mercy Medical Group notifies 1,907 patients of breach

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Dissent

The St. John’s Mercy Medical Group (SJMMG) in Missouri has notified patients that one of their physicians, Dr. David Brown, had improperly disposed of medical records. In a statement on their web site, they say, in part: On June 9, St. John’s Mercy Medical Group (SJMMG) became aware that Dr. David Brown had improperly disposed…

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Why the HHS web site can be frustrating

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Dissent

Consider this entry: “Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Company”,”PA”,””,”560″,”2010-06-04″,”Other”,”Other”,”2010-08-20″,”” There is no information on Penn Treaty’s web site.  So what sense can we make of this entry?  We can pretty much rule out the theft of a laptop or loss of paper records, but “Other” and “Other” could be so many things.

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OR: Eastmoreland Surgical Clinic Burglarized

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Dissent

Excerpted from a press release from ID Experts: The Eastmoreland Surgical Clinic, Dr. William Graham’s office was burglarized on or about July 5, 2010. Three password-protected desktop computers, one password-protect laptop computer and a backup drive were stolen. The police were immediately notified and a police report was filed with the Portland Police Bureau. Notification…

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Iowa hospitals crack down on employee snooping

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Dissent

Clark Kauffman of the Des Moines Register has a round-up of area hospitals that have fired employees for snooping in patient files: In each of the cases, the workers had unfettered access to portions of patients’ medical records. Some allegedly used that access to snoop through the patient files out of purely personal interest, while…

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UK: Royal Wolverhampton breached Data Protection Act – ICO

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Dissent

To follow up on a breach mentioned previously on this site, the Information Commissioner’s Office has found that Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust breached the Data Protection Act (DPA) after the loss of 112 patient records from the Intensive Care Unit of New Cross Hospital’s Heart and Lung Unit. The unencrypted patient records were on…

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