AP reports that Indiana University Health Goshen is notifying more than 12,800 job applicants and patients that their personal information may have been obtained illegally through a computer virus. Hospital spokeswoman Melanie McDonald says the virus was discovered Dec. 22. An internet security company hired by the hospital was not able to determine whether any information was accessed,…
Category: Health Data
Auditors claim inmates had access to patient Social Security numbers
Tricia Bishop reports: A Maryland corrections division that provides inmate labor has backed out of a data entry contract with the health department after state auditors found that prisoners had access to some patients’ personal information, which was supposed to have been redacted from documents, but occasionally wasn’t. The findings were included in a Legislative…
Patient’s records found outside Aberdeen hospital
Niamh Burns reports: An investigation is under way after patient records were left lying outside Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Loose sheets containing personal information about a patient’s medical history were found in the back of a wheelchair at an Aberdeen Royal Infirmary side entrance. Read more on Evening Express.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine notifying patients after flash drive stolen from pathologist's car
The Miami Herald reports that U. of Miami is notifying 1,219 patients after a flash drive with unencrypted patient data was stolen from a pathologist’s car in November. From the FAQ on the breach: What Happened? On November 24, 2011 a vehicle belonging to a Pathologist from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine…
Lexington Clinic Notifying Patients of Information Security Breach
Statement issued by Lexington Clinic: January 30, 2012 Lexington Clinic is notifying 1,018 patients of a privacy breach. Despite stringent security protocols, a laptop was stolen from Lexington Clinic’s Neurology Department located in the St. Joseph Office Park at 1401 Harrodsburg Road. The theft occurred overnight on December 7, 2011. Following an internal investigation of…
Update: Sg: Hospital takes action on doctor who accessed records
More on a breach previously mentioned on this blog. From AsiaOne: Last November, Dr Singh was fined $10,000 and censured by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) after he admitted to six charges of professional conduct. KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has confirmed that it has lodged a police complaint against a doctor who accessed…