Anita Ramasastry has a commentary on a recent federal court decision in a lawsuit against Express Scripts. She writes, in part: Readers may wonder, Why didn’t the extortion letter make a difference in the Amburgy v. Express Scripts case? After all, didn’t the letter substantially strengthen the risk that a breach would occur? Perhaps –…
Category: Health Data
Doctors claim they have list of medical records accessed by second worker
Adam D. Krauss brings us the latest allegations in the WDH incident reported previously on this site: The attorney for two doctors in a conflict with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital over a patient privacy breach has sent a letter to WDH with information the doctors say is a new list indicating 900 patient records were improperly accessed…
TX: Hospital laptop stolen, putting patient info at risk
KTRK reports: The theft of a laptop computer from a medical office has put hundreds of people at a greater risk of identity theft. On Friday, the Methodist Hospital notified 689 people that someone stole a laptop from an office at the Smith Tower in the Texas Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Acin told Eyewitness…
TX: Hospital laptop stolen, putting patient info at risk
KTRK reports: The theft of a laptop computer from a medical office has put hundreds of people at a greater risk of identity theft. On Friday, the Methodist Hospital notified 689 people that someone stole a laptop from an office at the Smith Tower in the Texas Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Stephanie Acin told Eyewitness…
Hacker Attacks Targeting Healthcare Organizations Doubled in the 4th Quarter of 2009 According to SecureWorks' Data
SecureWorks®, Inc., a provider of information security services protecting 2,700 clients worldwide, reported today that attempted hacker attacks launched at its healthcare clients doubled in the fourth quarter of 2009. Attempted attacks increased from an average of 6,500 per healthcare client per day in the first nine months of 2009 to an average of 13,400…
TN: BlueCross computer theft already costs $7 million
Dave Flessner reports: What was initially assumed to be just a glitch in some soon-to-be-discarded computer equipment last fall has grown into one of Chattanooga’s most expensive property crimes of the year. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee said Monday it already has spent more than $7 million to respond to the theft last October of computer…