HIPAA Journal has an update to a situation I had previously noted on this site – a hospital that failed to remove stored medical records from a building before its new owner took possession – despite, the new owner says, repeated calls on his and a realtor’s part alerting them to the situation. The hospital attempted…
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FL: Personal documents, SSN found in dumpster behind Orlando law firms
WFTV reports: Several local law firms could be in hot water for dumping sensitive information containing client information into a dumpster. Law firms are supposed to shred or burn the information, officials said, but piles of sensitive documents, including bank account information, were in plain sight. Unfortunately, they don’t report the names of the law…
Leaving personal info behind during a move, Thursday edition
Records with personal and/or patient information continue to make news when they are left behind during moves. Just this week, we learned that Boyd Hospital left records behind during a move – records that may have legally become the property of an individual who bought the building from the county. While Boyd Hospital seemingly knew…
Attorneys to argue jurisdiction in Shorter University security breach case
Northwest Georgia News has an update on a lawsuit that was filed in the wake of the theft of student records at Shorter University. The breach, disclosed in November 2014, allegedly resulted in ID theft and tax refund fraud, according to a lawsuit filed in February: The federal judge presiding over a civil lawsuit against Shorter…
IL: Boyd Hospital failed to remove stored patient records before building sold
Paging HHS to Aisle 4…. Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree reports: What started as a routine purchase of a surplus county building has resulted in the discovery of thousands of medical records and allegations of theft. Jerseyville resident Edward Crone bought the property at 505 S. Main St. from the county on March 19 — more than a…
FL: Personal information, FBI report left in scrapped cop car
NBC2 reports: In less than ten minutes searching through Lee County scrap yards we found W2’s, bank statements, check books, Social Security numbers, date of birth and medical records. […] During our search we found numerous arrest reports and witness statements sitting in a retired Cape Coral Police squad car inside a scrap yard…. We found…