Sarah Rolles reports: Dallas Inglehart from Prince Albert received a concerning letter recently. Wednesday evening Inglehart returned home and opened a letter from the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region that advised him of a privacy breach stating that some of his personal health information had in fact been compromised. The letter stated that on March…
Category: Health Data
HHS updates breach tool
HHS has added 17 incidents to its breach tool. Some of the incidents we already knew about, but here are the ones that are new to me or that add new details: Awklein ,CA,,”2,000″,2/1/2011,Theft,Other,6/8/2012,, I cannot find any information on this breach via a Google search. “Stephen Haggard, DPM Podiatry”,WA,,”1,597″,3/4/2012,Theft,Network Server,6/8/2012,, Dr. Haggard published a…
IL: X-ray films stolen from Rockford's SwedishAmerican
SwedishAmerican Hospital officials reported today that X-ray films were stolen from the hospital back in May, but they don’t believe patients risk identity theft or other harm from the incident. The films were stolen from the hospital May 31 by a person who claimed to be an employee of the vendor hired to pick up…
UK: ICO fines St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust after medical examination results are sent to the wrong address
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a penalty of £60,000 to St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust in London after a vulnerable individual’s sensitive medical details were sent to the wrong address. The information was contained in two letters that were sent out by the Trust in May 2011. While the letters were…
Palm Springs doctor admits to identity theft, forgery again
I had covered a previous case involving Lisa Michele Barden, M.D. Sadly, she’s back in the news again with yet more problems with ID theft to obtain painkillers. Erik Sandoval reports: A former doctor with a laundry list of convictions for identity theft and forgery connected to a years-long addiction to painkillers pleaded guilty Tuesday…
Update: Investigation into St. Joseph data breach continues
From the Napa Valley Register: Queen of the Valley Medical Center remains under investigation by the California Department of Public Health following last year’s patient data breach. The data breach became publicly known this past April, when a class action lawsuit was filed in Sonoma County against St. Joseph Health System, operator of Queen of…