[…] What the I-Team found in one unlocked Dumpster behind the Postal Annex in Lemon Grove was account numbers, Social Security numbers, medical records and even credit card bills. All of these highly sensitive, personal documents belong to people who have mailboxes at the Postal Annex. I-Team reporter Kerstin Lindquist learned that most of the…
Category: Health Data
Scope of Saint Mary's database questioned (follow-up)
Jason Hildago reports: The fallout continued Thursday from the announcement by Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center of a potential database intrusion that might have exposed the personal information of thousands of clients and patients. Several recipients of the letters expressed concern about the nature of the database, including its size, about 128,000 records, and how…
European Court fines Finland for data breach
The European Court of Human Rights has ordered the Finnish government to pay out €34,000 because it failed to protect a citizen’s personal data, by not adequately securing and protecting a patient’s confidential record. The case could prove significant by creating a legal precedent, based on the European Convention on Human Rights, linking data security…
TX: Local Medical Clinic Patients Among 500 Victimized In Major Identity Theft Ring
Bob Dunn reports: Sheriff’s detectives are looking for a Fort Bend County medical clinic employee believed to have contributed patient information to a major area identity theft ring. Tracy Spencer-Gilmore, formerly with Kelsey Seybold Clinic, was one of 38 people indicted over the past several weeks in connection with an identity theft ring in…
NV: Hospital warns of possible data leak
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center sent warning letters this month to about 128,000 patients and clients after a possible intrusion into a proprietary databases. The database, used for Saint Mary’s health education classes and wellness programs, contained personal information such as names and addresses, limited health information and some Social Security numbers. The database did…
Health IT Bill Moves Forward in House with Some Privacy Safeguards
The House Commerce Committee today approved H.R. 6357, the Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008. The PRO(TECH)T Act will promote the adoption of health information technology that is intended to improve the delivery of healthcare services. The bill includes some security and privacy safeguards, such as data breach…