U.S. Healthwork has notified HHS and 1400 patients after a laptop with protected health information was stolen from an employee. Although the laptop was encrypted, the password was stolen with the laptop. Notice to our Patients Regarding a Privacy Incident U.S. HealthWorks understands the importance of protecting the security of personal information of our patients….
Category: Theft
OR: Portland financial firms warns 20,000 clients after laptop stolen from employee’s car
Matthew Kish reports: One of Oregon’s largest financial firms has warned clients of a possible data breach. Portland-based M Holdings Securities Inc., a subsidiary of M Financial Holdings Inc., has informed California’s attorney general of a stolen laptop with client information, including social security numbers. The theft occurred July 29 in Salem. […] O’Connor said the laptop…
KS: Breach of Protected Health Information discovered at Decatur Health Systems
September 7 – OBERLIN, KS – On July 25, 2016, it was discovered that a CAT scan log binder detailing patient information was not in its typical location on the Decatur Health System (DHS) premises. The binder was believed to be taken from DHS premises between 5pm on July 22, 2016 and 7am on July 25,…
UK: Walsall woman has personal medical records stolen from physiotherapist’s car
Remember how the new report from the ICO indicated that healthcare had the most reported breaches, and the majority of those involved paper records? Here’s another example of how UK healthcare needs to get better protection of paper records: The Express & Star reports: A woman in Walsall has had her personal medical file stolen…
HK: Computer with 3,600 patients’ information stolen
RTHK reports: A laptop computer, containing information of more than 3,600 patients, has allegedly been stolen at Queen Mary Hospital. The computer belongs to the Department of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. The case has been reported to police and the privacy commissioner. The university has apologised to the affected patients. And that’s…
Indictments in patient data theft from Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology Nutrition of Florida (UPDATED)
As seen in the Tampa Star: Three men have been indicted for stealing the personal patient information of more than 13,000 people from a Tampa medical practice and using it to create fraudulent credit cards and steal tax refunds. The conspiracy to steal the personal patient information of thousands of clients at the Tampa office…