Jack Bouboushian reports: A physician ruined a college student’s career prospects by taking photos of her recovering from an alcohol binge in a hospital emergency room and posting them, with comments, on Facebook and Instagram, the student claims in court. Elena Chernyakova sued Dr. Vinaya Puppala, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and the Feinberg School of Medicine…
Category: Health Data
TX: Hard drive stolen by employee contained thousands of patients' information
Alex Belser of KTEN reports that a computer drive containing medical records of nearly 3,000 patients was stolen from the North Texas Comprehensive Spine and Pain Center in Sherman, Texas. The law firm representing the center says that there’s no indication of any misuse of the data, but the stolen external hard drive contained patients’ names, Social Security…
Denver counselor notifying patients after laptop with PHI stolen from office
Anica Padilla of 7News reports that Janna Benkelman, a licensed professional counselor who has offices in Denver and Parker, Colorado, sent a breach notification to 7News after a laptop with unencrypted patient information was stolen from her office. Ms Padilla didn’t report when the theft occurred, whether it affected patients at both offices or just the Denver…
Patients at Tampa General Hospital notified of breach
It would appear that there’s been another breach involving Tampa General Hospital that may link to a tax refund fraud scheme. Jacqueline Ingles reports: Some patients at Tampa General Hospital face the possibility of having their identities stolen after private information made it into the wrong hands. […] According to hospital officials, on May 24, a…
Update on Foundation Recovery Network breach (with update to update)
Here are some additional details on the Foundation Recovery Network breach previously reported on this blog: It seems that two of the three people involved in stealing the employee’s laptop have been arrested. In a letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office from the law firm of DLA Piper, FRN also explain what type…
HHS settles with Affinity Health Plan in photocopier breach case
From HHS: Under a settlement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Affinity Health Plan, Inc. will settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules for $1,215,780. Affinity Health Plan is a not-for-profit managed care plan serving the New York metropolitan area….