David McKay reports that Northgate Medical Primary Care in Springfield, Massachusetts has issued a press release about a HIPAA breach. I haven’t been able to find any copy of it online or on their web site as of the time of this post, however. McKay reports: Northgate said they discovered in January that a former employee had…
Category: Health Data
MedStar Health hit by virus affecting system
So no sooner do I get done updating the Mercy Iowa City breach that involved a virus infection of their system, then I see that MedStar Health in Washington also suffered a breach due to virus infection. John Cox of Washington Post reported: A virus infected the computer system of MedStar Health on Monday, forcing…
Michigan dentist notifies patients of missing backup drive
On March 4, W. Christopher Bryant DDS P.C. alerted his patients to a potential data security breach that impacted 2,200 patients. On March 15, he posted this letter on his web site: 8285 S. Saginaw Suite 102 Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 Dear Patients and Friends March 15, 2016 You are receiving this letter because of a recent…
UK: Dozens of Newcastle patients’ medical records go missing after van blunder
Keiran Southern reports: Confidential medical records belonging to dozens of North East patients have gone missing from Tyneside hospitals. The documents were taken after being left unsecured in a van outside a property in Fenham, Newcastle. Thieves stole the vehicle holding 143 private medical records of patients at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Freeman Hospital and Campus for…
Mercy Iowa City and Mercy Clinic notify patients after alerted to malware by law enforcement (updated)
Update of March 28: This breach reportedly affected 15,000 patients. Public notice from Mercy Iowa City, dated March 25: Notice to our Patients Regarding a Privacy Incident Mercy Iowa City (“Mercy”) is committed to protecting the security and confidentiality of our patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice concerns an incident involving some of that information. On…
JASACare notifies 1,154 patients of breach
HIPAA Journal reports: JASACare, a New York-based home care services provider, has reported it has been attacked by hackers who managed to gain access to its email system. The attack is believed to have been conducted in order to steal money from corporate accounts by making fraudulent bank transfers. However, as a consequence of the breach of…