Finally, this bizarre case appears to be over. Barbara Vitello reports that Michelle Morrison, formerly employed by Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital pleaded guilty to three separate counts of forgery and has been sentenced to 30 months probation. As a senior account representative at the Alexian Brothers psychiatric facility from November 2005 until July 2010, Morrison handled billing…
Category: Health Data
Traffic stop uncovers stolen personal information of hundreds of people
Call it a “hunch,” but I wouldn’t be surprised if this breach might belong on this blog. Associated Press reports: Authorities have recovered hundreds of pages of stolen personal information after pulling over a vehicle going 111 mph in a 65 mph zone near Farson in southwestern Wyoming. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a trooper…
MN: Update to Olmstead Medical Center breach
The Post-Bulletin reports: Olmsted Medical Center is mailing letters today and Tuesday to about 500 former employees, alerting them to the possibility that their personal information might have been compromised in a data breach, according to OMC officials. Last week, OMC confirmed that current employee data had been taken. The ongoing investigation has not revealed…
Easter Seal Society of Superior California notifies parents that children's health information was on laptop stolen from employee's car (updated)
The Easter Seal Society of Superior California is first sending out notification letters concerning a laptop stolen on December 10. From their notification letter: On December 10, 2013, an Easter Seal Society of Superior California (“Easter Seals”) employee’s vehicle was broken into and a number of items, including a work-issued laptop computer, were stolen. Upon…
Backup drive with 4,676 patients' information stolen from San Jose surgeon's office
K. Min Yi, M.D., a surgeon in San Jose, California, reports that patient data were on an external hard drive stolen during an office burglary on Memorial Day Weekend in 2013. The backup drive was in a locked drawer at the time of the burglary. A copy of her notification letter has just been posted…
University of Miami Health System Loses Records Including Social Security Numbers
Allie Conti reports: The University of Miami Health System, one of South Florida’s largest health providers, has lost an indeterminate number of patient records including Social Security numbers and some health information. The Healthy System has been quietly informing patients of the Department of Otolaryngology of the loss, which was discovered more than six months…