The Utah Department of Health reported another breach today. This time, blame an employee of their contractor, Goold Health Systems, who violated policy by transferring PHI to an unencrypted USB drive which was lost during travel. The drive contained about 6,000 patients’ names, Medicaid numbers, ages, and recent prescription history.
Category: Health Data
B.C. ministry says millions affected by health-data breach
The issue of privacy breaches involving improper sharing of PHI with researchers has mushroomed for the B.C. Health Ministry: The personal-health data of more than five million British Columbians has been accessed without proper authorization, and in the most serious cases, the provincial government says it will notify more than 38,000 individuals of the breaches…
Washington University School of Medicine notifies surgery patients of breach
Washington University School of Medicine is notifying surgery patients of a breach: Washington University takes seriously the protection of our patients’ health information. Regrettably, this notice is regarding a recent incident involving some of that information. On November 29, 2012, Washington University learned that a physician’s laptop computer was stolen on November 28, 2012 from…
Patients’ personal information found in dumpster outside dentist’s office
Tammi Vigil reports on a breach in Aurora, Colorado: A viewer sent FOX31 a tip about medical records tossed in the trash at Southlands in Aurora. In a place where people shop, some of the most priceless items lie unprotected in this dumpster. “They should throw all this stuff inside a shredder you know,” says…
Ex-Palm Beach County health department worker accused of stealing patients’ info last year
There’s been an arrest in the case of a Palm Beach County Health Department employee who allegedly stole clients’ names, SSN, and dates of birth for a fraud scheme. It seems the theft would not have come to light were it not for a UPS worker who was suspicious that the woman would spend $36…
Former Texas HHS employee charged with identity theft; Hundreds may be impacted
Lou Antonelli reports on yet another insider breach that resulted in ID theft. This time it was an employee of the Texas Department of Health & Human Services.