Category: Health Data

Matt Peterson reports: Authorities are investigating the theft of thousands of patient records at Parkland Memorial Hospital, allegedly by a former employee. The theft, which came to light in September, led to the firing of the employee, who worked as a registrar in the hospital and had access to patient files for his job. The…

KFYR-TV in North Dakota reports: Patient information may have been stolen during a vehicle break-in last month, and Medcenter One is notifying the 650 potential victims by mail. Other items were also stolen. A Medcenter One laptop and bag containing forms for processing hearing aid patients were taken. The papers have been recovered. But the…

Christine Metz reports: Lawrence Memorial Hospital officials anticipate there will be a federal investigation into a security breach that potentially compromised the financial information of more than 8,000 of its patients. That investigation could result in a $25,000 fine from the U.S. Office of Civil Rights, which is the regulatory agency that oversees patient privacy…

Statement from Sutter Health today: Sutter Physicians Services (SPS) and Sutter Medical Foundation (SMF) — two affiliates within the Sutter Health network of care — announced the theft of a company-issued password-protected unencrypted desktop computer from SMF’s administrative offices in Sacramento the weekend of Oct. 15, 2011. Following discovery of the theft, Sutter Health immediately…

Nora Muchanic of WPVI reports that a distraught New Jersey mother is fighting for legislation that would spare others the anguish she experienced when a first responder uploaded crash photos of her daughter’s accident online before she even knew that her daughter had been in a fatal crash. Cathy Bates, 40, was killed in a…