As I read coverage around the internet, I saw a few reports on the recent OSHU breach that mentioned it was OHSU’s third reported HIPAA breach since 2009. Actually, it’s only the second breach that will appear on HHS’s breach tool, but it’s important to note that this was OHSU’s fourth HIPAA breach that we…
Category: Health Data
OHSU laptop containing patient information stolen from researcher's vacation rental home
KATU reports: Oregon Health and Science University is contacting more than 4,000 patients after a laptop containing some of their personal information was stolen from a vacation rental home in Hawaii last month. Information from 4,022 patients was on the computer, according to OHSU spokesman Jim Newman. The surgeon who had the computer was using…
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center notifies patients of billing statement breach
On March 22, MyHighPlains.com reported that Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) had experienced a breach that resulted in 700 patients’ billing statements being sent to the wrong addresses. The breach was also disclosed that day on TTUHSC’s web site and in a press release identical to the statement posted on their web site. In…
Granger Clinic may have lost patients’ appointment documents
Jennifer Dobner reports: A West Valley City-based medical clinic has alerted federal health officials of a possible data breach after a collection of about 2,600 medical appointment records slated for shredding went missing. The Granger Medical Clinic records had been printed from an electronic scheduling database and included the names of patients, the dates and…
U. of Mississippi Medical Center notifies patients seen between 2008 – 2013 of breach
Their notice, posted on their site: This notice is to inform University of Mississippi Medical Center patients of a recent breach of patient health and personal information. Federal and state laws require health-care institutions to notify patients potentially affected by such incidents. In this case, due to insufficient contact information for those who may be…
Medical Industry Under Attack By Chinese Hackers
If you’re not scared already, this might do it. Kelly Jackson Higgins reports: Multiple gangs of Chinese cyberespionage hackers are now targeting the healthcare and medical/life sciences industries. Most every industry is fair game for cyberespionage these days — so it’s no surprise that the healthcare and medical industry would come up on the list…