Their press release of June 14: Med Associates, Inc. processes claims for medical providers located in and around Albany, NY. Med Associates, Inc. is providing notice of an incident that may have involved the security of patient’s information in its care. We have no evidence that any patient information was specifically accessed or used in…
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CHRISTUS Spohn notifying 1,800 patients: Medical records stolen in April theft
KRIS-TV reports: Medical records for some patients from CHRISTUS Spohn medical centers in Corpus Christi were among the items stolen from an employee, the organization reported. According to a press release from CHRISTUS Spohn, the incident happened back on April 16, 2018, when an employee was the victim of a burglary that led to the theft…
Detroit medical assistant charged with stealing patient information at Pontiac doctor’s office
Derick Hutchinson reports on a case of alleged insider-wrongdoing: A medical assistant at a doctor’s office in Pontiac has been charged with stealing personal identifying information from patients and defrauding the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider said. Aline Harris, 34, of Detroit, is charged with wire fraud, wrongful disclosure of health information and identity theft….
San Francisco acupuncturist notifies patients whose records were stolen in burglary
Denise M. Bowden, LAc, M.S. is a licensed acupuncturist in San Francisco. A notice on her web site describes a recent data security breach: Denise M. Bowden, a board licensed acupuncturist, has become aware of a potential data security incident that may have resulted in the inadvertent exposure of some patients’ personal and health insurance…
HealthEquity reports email breach that compromised health information
ClickOnDetroit reports a press release from HealthEquity. From the notification/press release: HealthEquity has notified individuals potentially impacted by a security incident. A single employee’s email account was accessed by an unauthorized individual that may have culminated in disclosure of protected health information. The incident occurred on April 11, 2018 and was discovered on April 13,…
RISE Wisconsin Notifies Plan Participants of Data Security Incident
MADISON, WI – June 7, 2018 – RISE Wisconsin (“RISE”) (formerly Community Partnerships and Center for Families) has become aware of a data security incident that may have involved the limited protected health information of our participants. Although at this time there is no evidence of any attempted or actual misuse of anyone’s information as…