Category: Health Data

Nathan Crabbe reports: A recent security breach at Shands HealthCare has compromised the personal health information of several thousand individuals, hospital officials confirmed Thursday. Shands spokeswoman Kim Rose confirmed the breach but declined to provide specifics. […] People affected by this breach will receive a letter next week with information, and the news media also…

The owner and operator of Logic World Medical has been convicted of conspiracy, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft arising from an adult diaper fraud scheme, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced today. Benjamin Essien, 34, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care…

Bryan Garner reports: Martin Memorial completed an internal investigation regarding a privacy breach involving Stephen Schafer, a victim of a fatal shark attack on Feb. 3. […] Martin Memorial officials received a tip that hospital employees and possibly others took cell phone pictures of Schafer’s dead body and mailed them to others in violation of…

Mimi Jung reports: An alarming letter was sent to Charles Tomaras from the UW (University of Washington) Medical Center letting him know that someone had stolen his personal information, including his Social Security number, credit card number, birthdate and address….. The hospital says the information of up to 210 people could be compromised and thought…

This week, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) began posting summaries of breach reports it has received as newly mandated by the HITECH Act. In commenting on the breaches, this site observed that some breaches simply stated “Private Practice” instead of the name of the…