Holly Fletcher reports: A computer glitch at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee resulted in some member reports being sent to group benefit administrators. The breach did not include social security numbers, addresses, bank or financial information or health information. Because of the glitch, 657 employers who have accounts with BCBST received information meant for other companies…
Category: Health Data
University of Vermont Medical Center notifies 2,300 patients of phishing incident
The University of Vermont Medical Center takes seriously the privacy and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is regarding an incident involving some of that information. On May 24, 2017, we learned an unauthorized third party gained access to an employee’s email account on May 22, 2017. We immediately shut down the employee’s…
Tewksbury Hospital clerk snooped in patient records – for 14 years!
Felice J. Freyer reports: A clerk at the state-run Tewksbury Hospital inappropriately viewed the electronic medical records of 1,100 patients from 2003 to 2017, the Department of Public Health revealed Friday. The clerk, who no longer works at the hospital, had access to records as part of her job, but snooped into patient files she…
OK: Stolen medical records uncovered in identity theft scheme
Andrew Freeman reports: Authorities confirmed Thursday that medical records were stolen in addition to mail, in two identity theft arrests made last month. We’ve been violated as a hospital, the community’s been violated, and we suffered the theft of some records that was inappropriate, and will not happen again.” Mercy Health Love County administrator Richard…
Vision Care Specialists, Inc., Notice of Data Breach
On May 22, 2017, Vision Care Specialists, Inc. (“VCS”) learned that on or about May 20, 2017 the VCS administrative office was burglarized. Immediately upon learning of the burglary, VCS contacted law enforcement who investigated the incident. VCS assessed the items that were stolen during the burglary, and determined that certain paper records containing patient…
Ca: ‘Substantial’ privacy breach sees hundreds of N.S. patient records accessed
The Canadian Press reports: Hundreds of patient records at the Nova Scotia Health Authority were inappropriately accessed in two separate incidents involving six employees. The health authority is reaching out to 337 patients whose personal health information was accessed in the widespread privacy breaches. A spokesperson said the privacy breaches are among the largest on…