A dental practice that purchased another dentist’s practice in 2012 finds itself having to notify their patients and his former patients after the theft of a server from a storage facility. In a letter to their patients and those of Dr. Justin Quinn, Dr. Justin Newberry of Napa Valley Dentistry states that on August 11, they discovered that a password-protected…
Category: Lost or Missing
KidsPeace announces possible client information breach
Dan Sheehan reports on a possible breach involving records that were created solely to document that patients’ medical and treatment records had been securely destroyed. Yes, this would be an appropriate place to insert an “oi veh.” SCHNECKSVILLE — A box containing confidential client health information disappeared from an office at KidsPeace, but the agency says it…
Clinton email investigation: FBI notes reveal laptop and thumb drive are missing
David Smith reports: A Clinton Foundation laptop and a thumb drive used to archive Hillary Clinton’s emails from her time as secretary of state are missing, according to FBI notes released on Friday. Read more on The Guardian.
The Outer Banks Hospital alerts former Eastern Carolina Cardiovascular patients of lost identity and medical info
Another entry for the “Why is this still happening in 2016?” collection. Think long and hard – and then think harder – about whether you should be using thumb drives to transfer unencrypted protected health information. Rob Morris reports: Personal data for patients over a period of 12 years might be at risk after two…
2 officials sacked for not reporting loss of birth records that could have exposed 1,500 Texans to ID theft
Robert T. Garrett reports: The state registrar of vital statistics and her top deputy have been fired for not disclosing several years ago that their office lost a book containing records of 500 Texas births in early 1993. The missing book — one of about 800 volumes of birth records that state workers assemble each year…
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences statement on missing patient records
So it appears that University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences had a breach back in January, but only this week (based on the notice’s metadata) posted something on their site about it: UAMS has been unable to notify approximately 15 patients regarding an incident that may have involved disclosure of their personal information. What happened?…