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Eight months after laptop theft, Oceans Acquisitions notifies patients

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Dissent

Strike 1: Storing PHI on inactive or terminated patients on a mobile device. Strike 2: Leaving a laptop with unencrypted PHI in an unattended car. Strike 3: Not knowing you had PHI on the stolen laptop. If this was baseball, I’d call Oceans Acquisitions out. But it’s not, so… As seen on TXheadlines.com: an explanation…

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Jackson Memorial Hospital Fires Two Employees For Accessing, Leaking Jason Pierre-Paul’s Medical Records To ESPN

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dissent

There’s a follow-up to a medical privacy breach previously discussed on this blog. Jordan Raanan reports: After a lengthy investigation and litigation, two individuals were fired from Jackson Memorial Hospital for inappropriately accessing the medical records of Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul.   Read the hospital’s statement on NJ.com.

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NY: Rite Aid employee stole customer addresses, credit card numbers

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dissent

Abbott Brant reports: If you shopped at Rite Aid‘s 238 Hooker Ave. store in the past year, you should keep an eye on your bank and credit card statements, according to the Rite Aid Corporation. A Rite Aid associate at the Poughkeepsie location “may have obtained limited customer information” including customer names, addresses and payment…

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Event: 2016 PHI Protection Network Conference

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dissent

I don’t get to attend many conferences as I’m self-funded, but I’ll be attending the 2016 PPN Conference in Philadelphia March 17-18. Here’s the program: Day One 8:15 – 8:30 Welcome Remarks 8:30 – 9:30 Explore Evolving Health Care Threat Gamut: Employee Negligence to Criminal Attacks Investigators from the FBI and the Justice Department will…

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Ca: Inuvik hospital confirms potential data breach by employees

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dissent

CBC News reports: Beaufort Delta Health and Social Services has hired two investigators to look into a potential data breach of patients’ confidential health records by employees at the Inuvik Hospital. The health authority says an internal audit showed a possible information breach of electronic records by a small number of its employees. Read more on…

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MI: 700 Letters sent to wrong patients at Borgess Rheumatology

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Dissent

WWMT reports that Borgess Rheumatology is notifying approximately 700 patients who received letters intended for other patients. The mailing error occurred on December 9, 2015, and the medical practice learned of their error on December 10 and began contacting affected patients.   According to a statement the news channel received, the letters contained names of patients and the…

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