There goes my weekend. HHS just added 29 breach reports to its breach tool. I’ll try to have some information on their report over the weekend.
Category: Health Data
Ca: Error in eHealth fax system results in privacy breach
Jodi Schellenberg reports: Another reporting error has been made — but this one isn’t the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region’s fault. The eHealth Saskatchewan, the Treasury Board Crown Corporation responsible for the implementation of the provincial electronic health record, mistakenly faxed 18 results in the province to a private residence. Out of those results, one…
DaVita notifies dialysis patients of breach
Adam Greenberg reports that DaVita is notifying approximately 11,500 dialysis patients of a breach that occurred when a laptop with unencrypted PHI was stolen from an employee’s car. The notice on DaVita’s site, dated Nov. 5 and linked from its home page, reads: DaVita®, a division of DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc., reported today that on…
Let me outta here! (healthcare.gov)
You’d think it shouldn’t be difficult to get your account deleted from HealthCare.gov, but, apparently, it was for the attorney whose data were exposed to someone else.
Florida man pleads guilty to stealing New Jersey patients' information for tax refund fraud scheme
A Florida man admitted last week to using his position in a New Jersey doctor’s office to steal personal identifying information as part of his role in running a stolen identity refund fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Berness Swan, 44, of Spring Hill, Fla., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Renée Marie…
Oregon regulators fine Samaritan Health System over improper disposal of patient records
The eagle-eyed folks over at HealthITSecurity.com picked up on a follow-up to a Samaritan Health Services breach involving improper disposal of patient records, reported in July. According to a report on OregonLive.com, state regulators are fining the health system $1,000. Read more here.