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HIPAA nightmare: An IT vendor’s error left more than 300,000 files with protected health information exposed

Posted on July 17, 2019 by Dissent

Medico, Inc.’s IT vendor’s error left at least two Amazon buckets unsecured More than 300,000 files contained protected health information related to patient billing, complete with insurance information and treatment codes Leaks were independently discovered by at least three researchers using different search methods It’s been a rough few months in terms of business associates…

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Another AMCA victim starts notifying patients

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Dissent

Add Texas-based Clinical Pathology Laboratories to the list of providers impacted by the breach at American Medical Collection Agency.  Here is their press release, issued yesterday: AUSTIN, Texas, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (“CPL”) has been informed by Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (“AMCA”) of a data…

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University of Nebraska-Lincoln offering identity protection after laptop with personal information stolen

Posted on July 16, 2019 by Dissent

Chris Dunker reports: More than 900 current and former employees of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources have been offered identity theft protection after a laptop containing their personal information was stolen overseas. Thieves made off with the laptop of a consultant who helps manage IANR’s employee retirement benefits while that…

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Penobscot Community Health Center notifying 13,000 patients about collection agency breach

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Dissent

Add Penobscot Community Health Center in Maine to the list of entities that had patients affected by the American Medical Collections Agency hack.They posted the following notice on their website: PCHC values the privacy and confidentiality of its patients’ information. Regrettably, this notice is regarding the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA) incident, which you may…

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Data breach exposes information of nearly 15,000 patients of LA County’s Department of Health Services, officials say

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Dissent

Pierce Singgih reports: The personal data of 14,591 L.A. County patients has been exposed in a hack of an L.A. County Department of Health Services contractor’s email, officials said Tuesday. An employee of the Nemadji Research Corporation, a contractor that identifies and verifies patient eligibility for programs that reimburse care provided by DHS, was hacked…

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AU: Queensland Health launches investigation after medical files found on busy Brisbane road

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Dissent

Josh Bavas reports: Queensland Health is investigating how a large parcel of patients’ medical documents, earmarked for destruction, were lost on a busy Brisbane road. A staff member came across the files last Thursday on Abbotsford Road in Bowen Hills, kilometres away from their home at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH). hey had…

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