Regular readers of this site will remember the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center ransomware incident, if for no other reason than it was the first time we had a medical center publicly revealing that they had been hit by ransomware and had decided to pay the ransom (approximately $17,000) than risk a shutdown of life-saving equipment….
Category: Health Data
Analysis of August healthcare breaches highlights hacking incidents
Protenus’s Breach Barometer for August notes that hacking incidents accounted for 54.5% of the health data breaches disclosed in August and 95% of the 673,934 breached records for August incidents. Also of note: Extortion demands and non-automated ransom demands also continue to plague the healthcare industry, although in many cases, media reports and HHS reports make no mention…
OH: Medical Mutual Provides Notice of Data Incident
Medical Mutual of Ohio (Medical Mutual) is taking action after recently discovering that an email containing personal information belonging to a portion of its Medicare Advantage members was inadvertently sent to an incorrect email address. Read more on Northwest Signal (sub. req.)
Data breach made public, Ridgeview says it exposed some email addresses
Ridgeview Medical Center has informed some members of Ridgeview Community Network that a security breach may have affected some of their protected health information, according to a press release from Ridgeview. According to the press release, affected members were notified on Sept. 8 that their email addresses had been exposed by Ridgeview Community Network. Read…
PeaceHealth employee accessed patient information
Marissa Harshman reports: Nearly 2,000 patients at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center are being notified that an employee unnecessarily accessed their private health information. The Vancouver medical center discovered on Aug. 9 that the employee accessed electronic files containing protected health information, including patient names, ages, medical record and account numbers, admission and discharge dates, progress…
Premier Medical Associates reports data breach
Ben Schmitt reports: Monroeville-based Premier Medical Associates, owned by Highmark Health, on Friday reported a data breach involving 900 patients and visitors to its website. The incident did not involve electronic health records system or its patient portal, according to a press release. Website visitors who submitted information through the “Contact us” portion of Premier…