WBIR reports that 2,777 patients referred to Tennova Cardiology by Summit Medical Group in Tennessee are being notified that their PHI was on a laptop stolen from the car of an unnamed third-party transcription contractor. The theft occurred October 22. The information on the stolen laptop may include names, dates of birth, referring physician names,…
Category: Health Data
Washington Dept. Social & Health Services sends sensitive info to wrong addresses
Christine Claridge reports: The personal information of up to 7,000 households receiving assistance from the state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) was sent in error to incorrect or old addresses, according the state Economic Services Administration (ESA). The administration confirmed in a news statement released Thursday that the private information of at least…
Psychological assessments provider notifies patients after laptop with PHI stolen in office burglary
A breach reported by Comprehensive Psychological Services LLC in South Carolina was added to HHS’s public breach tool yesterday. According to HHS’s entry, 3,500 patients were notified after a laptop was stolen from the practice’s office on October 28. Comprehensive Psychological Services LLC offers a range of assessment and evaluation procedures including neuropsychological testing, educational…
Two laptops with PHI stolen from UHS-Pruitt employees' cars in a two-week period
One of the breaches added to HHS’s public breach list today gave me a bit of a headache. Well, to be honest, they generally all give me a headache, but this one took me time to sort out. And although I may have a headache now, I suspect UHS-Pruitt may have a bigger headache. It…
NY: Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center learns of subcontractor's breach four years later, responds to breach admirably
The Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center (MLK) in the Bronx, New York, recently notified 37,000 patients of a security breach that occurred in 2009. The incident was just added to HHS’s breach list today. I was unable to find any media coverage of the breach, but found a notice on the center’s web site that…
Texas orthopedic group notifies patients after desktop computers were stolen in burglary
One of the breaches newly revealed on HHS’s public breach list involves Greater Dallas Orthopaedics, PLLC in Texas, who reported that 5,840 patients had PHI on a desktop stolen on August 30. Although I couldn’t find any statement about the breach on their web site at this time (I wish it wouldn’t take HHS so long to post…