Hillary Jackson reports: A former co-worker of a woman who sued UCLA after a romantic rival allegedly sent copies of her medical records to third parties testified Wednesday that the plaintiff’s demeanor changed significantly after the breach occurred. […] Lozano alleges in her lawsuit filed in April 2013 that a temporary worker in the office…
Category: Health Data
Psychiatrist leaves desktop with PHI in trunk of his car, and…. yes.
Robert E. Soper, M.D. is notifying current and former patients: During a visit to San Francisco On June 27 my car was broken into and my computer stolen, along with camera, suitcases, and other equipment. The computer was an older office desktop I planned to give to my brother. It was hidden in the trunk….
OH: 7,664 families notified of recordings missing from Akron Children’s Hospital
WFMJ reports: Akron Children’s Hospital has notified 7,664 patient families, including some from the Boardman facility, that a hard drive of back-up transport voice recordings has been lost. According to a statement from the hospital, the hard drive contains voice recordings of communications between dispatchers and medical staff at community hospitals, physician offices and Akron Children’s…
UCLA Health breach notification results in confusion, more breaches?
The massive breach at UCLA Health was bad enough, but now it looks like their breach notification resulted not only in confusion, but a second HIPAA privacy breach. Lisa Zamosky reports: Steve Reasner recently learned that because he is a patient at UCLA Health, his personal information may now be in the hands of criminals….
U. of Oklahoma College of Medicine – Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology notified patients after laptop stolen from physician’s car
Statement issued by University of Oklahoma College of Medicine – Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology on July 2, 2015: OU Physicians is committed not only to providing quality care, but also to the proper handling and protection of its patients’ information. As part of its commitment to patient privacy, and out of an abundance of…
CT: Backus Hospital sends 360 letters to patients regarding possible data breach
John Penney reports: A Norwich man received a letter from The William W. Backus Hospital on Saturday informing him of a possible data breach involving several pieces of sensitive patient information, one of more than 300 patients the hospital sent similar notifications to this month. Kenneth Keely Jr., of Williams St. provided the The Bulletin with…