SanDiego6 reports: County USC-Medical Center must turn over the names and duties of all nurses and other medical personnel who treated a La Canada Flintridge woman who stuck pencils in her eyes in a suicide attempt as well as the identifications of staff supervisors, a judge ruled Thursday. The self-mutilated woman’s image was captured by…
Category: Health Data
Breach notification letters create second breach for health co-op
I had been a bit critical in reporting on a recent breach involving the Oregon’s Health Co-Op, writing: In reading the substitute notice below, note that they do not say from where the laptop was stolen, nor how many were affected. And what kind of “commitment” to privacy is it to just password-protect a laptop…
Phishing attack hits another healthcare system
Partners Healthcare System has become the latest healthcare system to disclose that patient data was compromised by employees falling for phishing attacks: Partners HealthCare System, Inc. and its affiliated institutions and hospitals, including Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital,North Shore Medical Center, Partners Continuing Care, and Newton-Wellesley Hospital (“Partners…
Theft of private data on 900 L.A. County-USC patients investigated
Veronica Rocha reports: Officials are investigating a security and privacy breach affecting 900 patients who were treated at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center’s mental health facility. The breach was discovered April 3 during a search of the home of a nurse who was employed at the Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center, said Michael…
TN: Holston Valley patient info found in Bristol recycling bin; nurse resigns over error
Hank Hayes reports: Wellmont Health System has sent letters to patients whose protected health information was recently discovered at Steele Creek Park in Bristol, Wellmont said in a prepared release issued on Wednesday. Wellmont said the patients “were likely not” identity theft victims. Read more on Times News. Wellmont issued the following statement: Wellmont Health…
Oregon’s Health CO-OP Notifies Affected Plan Members Of Security Incident
In reading the substitute notice below, note that they do not say from where the laptop was stolen, nor how many were affected. And what kind of “commitment” to privacy is it to just password-protect a laptop with PHI – and to keep “former member and dependent” information on it? C’mon, folks. We can and…