Another site that reports on health data breaches tends to report on VA breaches in terms of percentage change from the previous month. DataBreaches.net does not do that because, frankly, there’s no consistent pattern or trend, and month-to-month comparisons don’t strike this blogger as particularly useful. Consider the stats from the last three months’ reports: February Summary:…
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CA: Stolen state laptop puts inmate patient information at risk (UPDATED)
UPDATE: It turns out “notifying everyone” involved notifying 400,000 people, as reported to HHS. ABC10 reports: California Correctional Health Care Services announced Friday that a laptop was stolen that may contain the personal information of patients. The theft happened from the employee’s personal vehicle on February 25, according to Liz Gransee, public information officer with…
Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group notifies patients after office burglary
From a notice on Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group‘s web site, dated May 11, 2016: We are providing this public notice to you as part of Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group’s commitment to patient privacy. We take patient privacy very seriously, and it is important to us that you are made fully aware of…
Ca: Snooping privacy breach at Joseph Brant Hospital leaves more questions than answers
Joanna Frketich reports: Oliver Rodd was in crisis in the emergency department when a nurse at Joseph Brant Hospital snooped in his electronic patient record. The snooper was on the surgical floor where his girlfriend worked, looking at private information containing details about the 57-year-old Burlington man’s anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. “Somebody hacked into…
PruittHealth Home Health – Low County notifies patients after office burglary
For the fourth time in less than three years, a PruittHealth entity has reported an incident to HHS that affected more than 500 patients. This time, it’s PruiittHealth Home – Low Country in South Carolina. From their public notice: Beaufort, South Carolina, April 8, 2016 – PruittHealth Home Health – Low Country, a provider of home health…
Data breach affecting more than 50,000 reported by Medical Colleagues of Texas
The Houston Chronicle reports: Hackers breached the computer network of a doctors’ group in Katy, potentially accessing upward of 50,000 medical records and personnel files, a lawyer for the practice said Wednesday. “It’s a large number of records,” said Dallas attorney Lindsay Nickle, who represents the group, Medical Colleagues of Texas. Computer forensics experts were…