The Regional Medical Center in Memphis (The MED) has disclosed a breach. Adam Hammond of WREG reports: The MED is alerting some patients who were treated at their outpatient facility that their personal information may have been accidentally sent out in one of three emails sent out by an employee. That information includes the social…
Category: Health Data
Notice to Indiana University Health Arnett patients regarding missing laptop
Indiana University Health Arnett, Inc. (“Arnett”) is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of the personal information provided to us. Regrettably, this notice concerns some of that information. On April 10, 2013, we learned that an employee’s password-protected unencrypted laptop was stolen from the employee’s car the day before. The White County Sheriff’s Office…
Patients sue Montfort Hospital in Ottawa for $40 million following breach
Canadians seem to be getting the hang of this litigation thing. Chris Hofley reports: A group of patients whose personal information was lost is suing Montfort Hospital in Ottawa for $40 million. The suit stems from a lost USB memory stick that contained information on 25,000 patients. The stick was lost in November 2012 before…
UK: Hospital worker breaks into confidential records
This is not the first time I’ve read about a patient privacy breach as part of a smear campaign, but this case is in the U.K. Dave Blackhurst reports: A major investigation is today under way to find a hospital worker behind a high-level security breach aimed at discrediting a doctor. The staff member obtained…
PA: Malware program found in senior-living center's computer (updated)
From WGAL: Thousands of current and former senior-living residents’ personal information could be in jeopardy after a hacker’s malware program was found on their computer. Officials of Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania, which has four senior-citizen centers in York, say the malware was found Tuesday and they contacted everyone who could be involved….
Raleigh clinic says X-rays were stolen, may have included patient information
Renee Elder reports: Patients who had X-rays at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic before 2008 are being urged to keep an eye on their bank statements and credit reports after 17,300 sets of X-rays vanished. A company the practice hired in January to convert X-ray films to electronic files never returned the materials, according to a letter…