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….
Category: Health Data
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…
NY: Winthrop-University Hospital worker charged with stealing patients’ personal information, cops say
Ellen Yan reports that Jasmine Sanchez, 33, an accounts representative at Winthrop-University Hospital, was arrested for stealing at least 11 patients’ personal information, including Social Security numbers. Read more on Newsday (sub. req.)
How is this type of breach still happening in the Veterans Administration system?
I thought the Veterans Administration system had taken steps to ensure that people could not forward/send emails with protected health information outside the system. Yet an incident in Texas that was included in the VA’s July report to Congress shows that this still occurs. The VA’s summary of the incident for July 23rd notes: As…
NSUH Identify Theft Lawsuit Narrowed to One Negligence Claim
Joel Stashenko reports: A Queens judge has severely limited the basis on which former patients at the North Shore University Hospital may sue over a security breach they blame for the thefts of their identities. Supreme Court Justice Robert McDonald dismissed 10 of their 11 claims, finding in large part that the alleged violations of federal or…