Jim Kinney reports that the Baystate Health breach that impacted 12,000 patients has resulted in at least one potential class-action lawsuit. The suit was filed April 11 in U.S. District Court in Springfield, Massachusetts. Lead plaintiff Aleyda Torresis of Springfield, says she is now at heightened risk for identity theft and other cybercrime, according to…
Category: Health Data
Inmediata Health Group notifies covered entities’ patients after exposure of PHI on web
From their press release: Inmediata Health Group, Corp. (“Inmediata”) recently became aware of a data security incident that may have involved the limited personal and medical information of some of its customers’ patients. Inmediata is directly mailing notification letters to individuals who may have been affected by this incident and to provide resources to assist…
PA: Partners for Quality notifies 3,673 clients after employee email accounts compromised
Pennsylvania-based Partners for Quality is an agency focused on providing services to children with intellectual and developmental disabilities who face behavioral health challenges. PFQ consists of four entities: Allegheny Children’s Initiative Citizen Care Lifeways, Inc. d/b/a Exceptional Adventures Milestone Centers, and Partners For Quality Foundation More information about the programs can be found on their…
Illinois dental insurer notifies members after phishing attack
Delta Dental is the largest dental plan system in the United States, composed of 39 member companies. Today, Delta Dental of Illinois disclosed a security incident affecting an unspecified number of their insured members and dependents. According to the notification signed by their CEO, they recently learned that an employee had fallen prey to a…
38 patient records viewed ‘inappropriately’ by St. Boniface Hospital employee
Elisha Dacey reports: St. Boniface Hospital says 38 patients had their records accessed “inappropriately” over a week in March. The records were looked at between Feb. 28 and March 6 by an employee who had access to the hospital’s record system, they said. Read more on GlobalNews.ca.
MA: Medical billing service notifies patients of ransomware incident
Massachusetts-headquartered Doctors’ Management Service, Inc. provides medical billing services to physicians and hospitals. You may never have heard of them, but your hospital or physician might have provided them with your protected health information if your doctor or hospital contracts with them. This week, DMS sent notice of what they strangely describe as a “recent…