Emily Bregel reports: A Tucson doctor’s logbook was stolen from her car in March, compromising protected health information for more than 1,000 patients who visited Carondelet St. Mary’s and Carondelet St. Joseph’s emergency rooms. All patients have been notified of the breach of confidentiality and have been offered a year of free credit monitoring, said…
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CA Health & Longevity Institute patients notified of Bizmatics breach
Seen on dailynews.kaango.com, another Bizmatics client discloses the breach to their patients: (DAILY NEWS) PUBLIC NOTICE: HIPAA Breach Notification. CA Health and Longevity Institute would like to alert patients that in 2015 cyber intruders may have accessed confidential patient information that was stored on an electronic health record system. The clinic uses an electronic health…
UK: Data watchdog probe as patient records go missing in transit
Press Association reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office is investigating problems with a national service for transporting patient records after GPs complained some were going missing. NHS England has commissioned private firm Capita to run the Primary Care Support England service, which handles GP payments, medical supplies, moving records and patient registrations. It has contracted CitySprint,…
Comanche County Memorial Hospital notifies 2,199 patients after contractor’s email gaffe
On April 25, Comanche County Hospital Authority notified HHS that 2,199 patients were affected by an email incident. From their press release: Comanche County Memorial Hospital issues public notice of HIPAA Breach Lawton, OK (April 27, 2016) – Comanche County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) is committed to protecting the privacy of its patients and maintaining the highest…
Another Bizmatics, Inc. client notifies 7.500 patients of hack
Well, this is a bit different. Lafayette Pain Care, PC in Indiana notified HHS on May 9 about hacking/IT incident that affected 7,500 patients. In trying to track it down (there’s nothing that I could find on their web site), I came across a media report from May 10 that links this to the Bizmatics,…
Nostalgic for a backup drive breach? Here it is…
The days of backup drives with unencrypted information being stolen from unattended vehicles is not totally a thing of the past. On April 26, New Hampshire Distributors, LLC notified the state attorney general’s office that a stolen backup drive contained information on 924 New Hampshire residents. The total number of individuals affected was not disclosed. It’s…