Sloane Stecker Physical Therapy recently notified 2,000 patients of a breach: June 18, 2014 Re: HIPAA Breach Media Notification Sloane Stecker Physical Therapy, PC recently learned that certain protected health information, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, and potentially other private information, was taken without its authorization from its secure computer network. It is publishing this…
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DHS Tells Firefighters, Paramedics Medical Treatment Provides an Opportunity to Identify Extremists
A joint bulletin released in March by the Department of Homeland Security, FBI and National Counterterrorism Center instructs firefighters and paramedics to use emergency medical treatment as an opportunity to identify violent extremists. The March 2014 bulletin obtained by Public Intelligence titled “Emergency Medical Treatment Presents Opportunity for Discovery of Violent Extremist Activities” is part…
Sewickley lawyer sues pharmacies, alleges ID theft with pills
Brian Bowling reports: CVS and Giant Eagle pharmacies allowed other people to fill oxycodone prescriptions made out in his name and, in Giant Eagle’s case, then charged his health insurance, a local attorney says in a proposed class-action lawsuit moved to federal court on Monday. Andrew Gabriel, whose office is in Sewickley, is suing the…
Appeals Court Absolves Sutter Health in Data Breach Case
Scott Graham reports: Sutter Medical Foundation did not violate California’s medical confidentiality act—and expose itself to potentially $4 billion in statutory damages—when a thief stole a computer containing 4 million patients’ medical records, the Third District Court of Appeal ruled Monday. The state’s medical privacy statute was not triggered because there’s no evidence the thief…
Johns Hopkins settles privacy breach lawsuit for $190M
Back in February 2013, we learned of a horrific privacy breach in which a gynecologist had been secretly recording his female patients. His conduct had been reported to the hospital by a female co-worker and he was fired. The files were found in his home after he committed suicide. In March of 2013, some of his…
Ca: Med records privacy breached in mystery phone call
Colin Graf reports: A Sarnia, ON woman is asking how a medical company knew details of her surgery when they tried to persuade her to change surgeons. While Patricia Pede is recovering from surgery this week, she has more on her mind than just the physical discomforts. She’s also occupied with worrying about how her…