ROUND ROCK, Texas – HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Round Rock, previously Reliant Rehabilitation Hospital Central Texas, is currently notifying potentially affected individuals that a laptop containing unsecured protected health information was stolen from the trunk of an employee’s vehicle on or around Oct. 21, 2015. The information on the laptop varied by individual but may have…
Category: Theft
WI: Mental health counseling clinic notifies patients after laptop with sensitive data stolen
Nathaniel Shuda reports that Fox River Counseling Center has notified 509 patients of a breach of personal and medical information after a burglary in October that involved the theft of an unsecured laptop. The computer contained outpatient mental health records of clients who visited the center from Nov. 7, 2012, to Aug. 19, 2014, and Wisconsin…
Meanwhile, back at the VA….
The VA’s monthly report to Congress for November has been released, and we’re still seeing low-tech breaches involving papers being left where they shouldn’t be left. Exhibit A, from the VA in Boston: An 11-page clinic list was found in a public bathroom in a heavily trafficked area. The list had been printed on November 4,…
1,500 patients impacted by laptop theft
Another physician has reported that a stolen laptop contained patient information. Carolyn B Lyde, MD, of Dermatology Center of Lewisville, Texas, notified HHS on November 30th that 1,500 patients were affected. There is no statement on their web site at this time and a Google search isn’t turning up any notices.
NY: Husband, Wife Steal Info From Lenox Hill Hospital Emergency Room Patients, Spend Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars at Saks: Prosecutors
NBC reports: A husband-and-wife pair have been arrested for allegedly stealing the personal information of dozens of Manhattan hospital patients to take control of their bank accounts and buy hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise at luxury retailers like Saks Fifth Avenue, authorities say. Kyle Steed, 30, who was employed at Lenox Hill…
TX: Woodland Heights employee investigated for stealing 450 patients’ info
Jeff Awtrey reports: A Texas Ranger and a Lufkin hospital are investigating an employee after the Ranger reported discovering approximately 450 patients’ information in their home. A letter to a patient dated on Dec. 1 states Woodland Heights Medical Center became aware of the unauthorized removal on Oct. 15 after Texas Rangers told them they…