In investigating two fax-related breaches involving two different employees, the Information Commissioner’s Office found that the Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust had a very low attendance rate for Information Governance training. Thus, although the trust had taken some steps to prevent breaches involving faxes being sent to the wrong fax number, and although a Confidentiality and…
Category: Health Data
PA: Patient information, cash stolen from Coordinated Health
Tim Darragh reports: Burglars broke into a Coordinated Health office in South Whitehall Township earlier this month, taking patient information and cash, according to police and company officials. The information included the last four digits of patients’ credit cards and Social Security numbers, as well as names, birth dates, phone numbers and some health information….
FL: Source Of Medical Patient Stolen Identities Pleads Guilty
The day after I pointed out how a USAO, Southern District of Florida press release failed to identify the medical practice from where patient data was stolen – and I named the facility – the same USAO office issued another press release today involving one of the other defendants in the conspiracy. And this time,…
AL: Patient data exposed on the internet due to subcontractor's error
There’s been another addition to HHS’s public breach tool. Punuru J.M. Reddy, MD, Inc. in Alabama reported a breach involving their billing vendor and business associate, PracMan, Inc. The incident, which affected 1,179 of their patients, reportedly occurred on August 22, 2013 and was added to HHS’s breach tool yesterday. In a statement issued March…
West Palm Beach resident pleads guilty in ID theft for tax refund fraud scheme; patient info used
Kawana Brown, 36, of West Palm Beach, pled guilty last week for her participation in a wide-ranging identity theft scheme. Specifically, Brown pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ‘ 1349 (Count 1), three counts of wire fraud, in violation of 18 U.S.C. ‘ 1343 (Counts…
Personal Records Thrown In Dumpster From Topeka Dental Service Company
WIBW in Kansas reports: Last week 13 News reported about confidential records found in a dumpster behind a Topeka office building. Since then, 13 News has been investigating to find out where those documents came from, and it seems the origin isn’t too far away from where they were found. […] Jim found an additional…