Stacey Burling reports: Penn Medicine Tuesday announced a data breach involving receipts from Penn Medicine Rittenhouse that were stolen last month from a locked office in Pennsylvania Hospital. Notifications of the theft were sent to 661 patients Monday, said Susan Phillips, a senior vice president and spokeswoman for the health system. […] The receipts did…
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CA: Information breach affects 500
Gary Brodeur reports: A breach of unsecured private health information involving more than 500 people last month has been remedied, a local care center announced Friday, and administrators say the breach was a “technical glitch” rather than a criminal intrusion. Apple Valley Christian Care Center administrators say they notified those affected by the breach of…
MGH To Quiz All Patients About Use Of Alcohol And Illegal Drugs
CBS reports: Massachusetts General Hospital plans to begin questioning all patients about their use of alcohol and illegal drugs starting this fall, even if they are at MGH for a totally unrelated issue. Dr. Sarah Wakeman, director of substance abuse disorders at Mass. General, told WBZ NewsRadio 1030’s Carl Stevens the purpose is to make…
Indiana storing blood & DNA of 2 million children without parents' consent
It’s been an issue in Minnesota for years, but now WTHR alerts the public that Indiana also stores newborns’ blood and DNA without parental consent. Bob Segall reports: As word of an Eyewitness News investigation spreads through Holliday Park, parents admit they are surprised. “You’re kidding, right? I had no idea,” said Ramon Moore, playing…
Computer equipment stolen in overnight break-in at Lincoln surgery
CJHall_LE reports: Detectives are investigating an overnight burglary at a GP surgery in uphill Lincoln, where computer equipment was stolen. It happened at the Cliff House Medical Practice, near to the Museum of Lincolnshire Life. Read more on Lincolnshire Echo. It’s not clear from the report whether any patient info.
Minneapolis VA reports Shakopee clinic breach of privacy
According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an informational letter regarding the opening of the Minneapolis VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in Shakopee was recently mailed to 500 veterans with the name and address of a different veteran inadvertently duplexed, or printed, onto the back side of the letter. The Minneapolis VA…