PST Services, a McKesson subsidiary providing medical billing services, reportedly had a breach that impacted multiple clients and left more than 10,000 patients’ information exposed via Google search for over four months. The full scope of the breach has yet to be determined. Based on HHS’s public breach tool, it appears that the breach occurred on December 1, 2013 and affected 24…
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Rob Ford tumour diagnosis: Do politicians have a right to medical privacy?
Mark Gollom reports: When Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s doctor released the details of his abdominal tumour, it may have surprised some Canadians, not used to such medical information being revealed about one of their politicians. […] It was a rare public detailing of a Canadian politician’s medical condition. And it brought into focus the issue of how much medical privacy…
Singapore health bodies have qualified right to use personal data in health research projects without consent
From Out-Law.com: Medical research using identifiable patient data can be carried out in Singapore without individuals’ consent in certain circumstances, the country’s data protection watchdog has confirmed. The Personal Data Protection Commission has published new guidance on how Singapore’s data protection laws apply in the health sector (29-page / 144KB PDF). The guidance contains an example which…
Tiversa, Inc.: White Knight or Hi-Tech Protection Racket?
No details have been posted yet, but the House Oversight Committee will be holding a hearing on September 17: “Tiversa, Inc.: White Knight or Hi-Tech Protection Racket?” The hearing will presumably include Tiversa’s role in obtaining and providing information to the FTC that it used in developing its complaint against LabMD. PHIprivacy.net emailed Tiversa’s CEO…
A few more recent additions to HHS's breach tool
The following incidents were all added this past week to HHS’s public breach tool. Unfortunately, I can find no notices or documentation online to explain them: Specialty Clinics Of Georgia – Orthopaedics reported that 2,350 patients were affected by a breach on June 26, 2014 involving “Theft, Paper.” St John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York…
Santa Fe Family Health Center says patient information stolen (updated)
Bruce Krasnow reports: One of the busiest medical clinics in Santa Fe has reported a security breach affecting patients who were treated at Santa Fe Family Health Center during two weeks in July. The clinic, 2801 Rodeo Road, released a statement Friday afternoon saying the breach occurred July 14 for patients who had office visits…