If you’re not familiar with bankruptcy proceedings, you may be as confused by this breach notice by Duke University Health System as I was. After reading it a few times, I finally thought I may have understood what happened, but then I read Jeff Drummond’s blog post as to why the DUHS never called this…
Category: Health Data
UK: Two organizations sign undertakings after privacy breaches
Two NHS trusts have signed undertakings to improve data protection following breaches. Hertfordshire County Council signed an undertaking following the loss of an Attendance and Pupil Support consultation folder in January 2011. The lost bag contained hard copy records of primary school consultation visits and the documents in the folder included pupil name and information relating…
FL: Memorial Healthcare System notifies 9,500 that two employees may have accessed their info for tax refund fraud scheme
I’m having one of those deja vu experiences, but I don’t see where this breach was ever mentioned before on this blog or DataBreaches.net. Bill Lewis reports: Two employees of the Memorial Healthcare System have been fired and may face criminal charges in relation to an identity theft scheme involving the intended filing of fraudulent…
IN: Sensitive Patient Information Found In Trash
Back in 2006, WTHR News in Indianapolis earned themselves kudos a Peabody award for their investigative reporting on improper disposal of pharmacy records. Their reports also led to the state filing charges against some of the pharmacies. Sadly, prescription records are still being dumped improperly, although this time it seems to be by a medical…
NY: Security breach at North Shore Univ. Hospital
Sarah Wallace reports: Eyewitness News has learned that patients at North Shore University Hospital have been notified that their private health records, including social security numbers and insurance information, have been stolen. New York State Police are saying this is an ongoing and widespread probe. Eyewitness News just learned that there were actually two security…
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Notify Patients Of Security Breach
ID Experts alerts us to this latest x-ray breach incident: Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Notify Patients Of Security Breach, Affected Patients Offered Extensive Identity Protection Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals (TJUH) has notified approximately 600 patients that there was a theft of radiology registration documents containing personal information for services provided between February 4 and…