Last month, Dignity Health reported breaches to HHS that involved three of their hospitals in Nevada: Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – San Martin (1764 patients); Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Siena (2078 patients), and Dignity Health St. Rose Dominican Hospitals-DeLima (2174 patients). The incident involved the hospitals providing documentation to an unnamed local…
Category: Health Data
Medical records for more than 600 patients stolen from Moran Eye Center
Paighten Harkins reports: Someone stole a laptop computer and a hard drive from the John A. Moran Eye Center, compromising the medical records of more than 600 of its patients. The theft occurred April 3, when someone took the laptop from locked storage at the center, 65 Mario Capecci Drive, according to a news release….
MI: Holland Eye Surgery & Laser Center notifies 42,200 patients about 2016 hack
After his victim allegedly didn’t respond to his repeated demands for a “security fee,” a hacker accuses the victim of covering up a hack for almost two years. One of the breaches added to HHS’s public breach tool this past week is a breach reported by Holland Eye Surgery and Laser Center in Michigan. The…
Fitness app PumpUp leaked health data, private messages
Zack Whittaker reports: A popular fitness app that claims over six million users was leaking private and sensitive data, including health information and private messages sent between users. PumpUp, an Ontario-based company, bills itself as a fitness community, allowing subscribers to discover new workouts and record their results, and get advice from fitness coaches and…
Purdue warns patients that their information might be compromised
Ron Wilkins reports: Patients of the Purdue University Pharmacy and the Family Health Clinic of Carroll County are receiving notices this week that their information might be compromised because of a security breach. Letters informing patients were mailed out Friday, according to a Purdue news release. Read more on Journal & Courier.
Aetna, still looking for scapegoat in HIV disclosure fiasco, sues plaintiffs firms
This case is the stuff derisive tweeters live for. Seriously. Aetna is only making itself look worse and worse. Alison Frankel reports: Aetna has intensified its search for someone else to blame for a settlement notification fiasco that has so far put the company on the hook for nearly $20 million. Aetna stands accused, as…