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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports second HIPAA breach in three months

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dissent

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, which reported in June that a laptop stolen from a doctor’s home in April held data on 30,000 patients, has reported yet another breach. KTRK in Houston reports that an unencrypted flash drive containing protected health information was lost on an employee shuttle bus on July 13. In…

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Server stolen from Arizona physician results in notification of almost 5,000 patients

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dissent

Arizona physician Jeffrey Paul Edelstein M.D., notified HHS that a computer server stolen from a locked closet in his office on May 28th contained information on 4,800 patients. In a notification letter to affected patients dated July 24, Dr. Edelstein noted that preliminary investigation suggested the theft was committed by someone who had key access…

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Choices, Inc. hacked: clients' SSN and health info accessed (updated)

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dissent

I previously noted that Choices, Inc. in Indiana reported a hacking incident on May 10 affecting 550 clients at their Adult & Child Care Center. I was unable to find any additional details on this incident at the time I posted the entry, but now it appears that at least two other Choices, Inc. facilities were…

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Kindred Healthcare reports theft of safes containing patient data backups

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dissent

Kindred Healthcare Inc. (Kindred Transitional Care And Rehablitation) reported a burglary of their Sellersburg, Indiana facility on June 1. The theft of patient data affected 1,504, according to their report to HHS. The burglary appears to the second burglary experienced by Kindred this year. A July 25 Notice on their web site explains: Sometime between…

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Laptop with Apria Healthcare patient information stolen – yes, from an unattended vehicle!

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dissent

Seen in today’s Arizona Daily Star: After a security breach, Apria Healthcare is offering 11,000 affected patients free credit monitoring. The California-based healthcare company says 4,178 patients in Arizona were affected, including 1,100 in Southern Arizona. The company offers home healthcare services and products, including home oxygen therapy, sleep apnea equipment, home medical equipment and…

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Phlebotomist sentenced for role in ID theft/fraud scheme

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dissent

The Associated Press is reporting that Fairon Williams, a phlebotomist from Norfolk, Virginia, was sentenced to two years in prison. Williams had pleaded guilty  in federal court on May 1 to engaging in aggravated identity theft while working in an unnamed medical office.  Two years was the maximum mandatory sentence she faced.  The AP report does…

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