Daniel Chang reports: More than two months after the chief executive of Jackson Health System promised an “aggressive internal investigation” into the unauthorized release of the medical chart for New York Giants pass rusher Jason Pierre-Paul — a possible violation of federal privacy laws — hospital officials have yet to explain how the breach occurred,…
Category: Health Data
LA: Laptop with 5,000 minors’ protected health info stolen from doctor’s unattended car
Aw, c’mon, already, dammit! From the LSU Health Science Center, today: New Orleans, LA – A laptop stolen from a member of the faculty of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine has potentially exposed the protected health information of approximately 5,000 minor patients primarily living in Louisiana and Mississippi. Dr. Christopher Roth, Assistant Professor of…
Vermont medical practice notifies patients after office burglary
Max M. Bayard, MD PC is notifying patients that their personal information was on devices stolen during an office burglary on August 5. The information included names, Social Security numbers, and some personal health information. Although the treatment-related information varies by person, examples include dates of birth, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment information, dates of treatment, types of treatment, and diagnoses. “As soon…
Medical Informatics Engineering, Concentra, Employers, Data Sharing, And Privacy
Over on I’ve Been Mugged, George Jenkins describes what he learned when he and his wife really pursued the question of how Medical Informatics Engineering had wound up with his wife’s personal information caught up in their breach. It’s a long – but important – read, as it highlights routine business practices that may come…
Sutter Health reports breach involving billing documents
Cathy Locke reports: Sutter Health announced Friday that it is notifying 2,582 patients that personal information was included in electronic versions of billing documents that a former employee emailed to a personal account without authorization. For all but two of the affected patients, no Social Security numbers, financial information or driver’s license data were included,…
Highmark’s statement on the Excellus BlueCross BlueShield security breach.
Highmark is alerting its members that their data may have been caught up in the Excellus breach if they obtained services from BCBS while traveling in another service area than their primary coverage. Highmark was notified of a data breach involving another large health insurer. We want to ensure that you are also aware of…