UPDATE: There was no patient data on the computer. Original post: Yesterday, Don E. Woods reported: Police are investigating the theft of a computer, according to reports, that took place from the radiology department in the regional medical center. The computer may have contained personal records and information, police said, which are password protected. The…
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OK: Court orders Narconon Arrowhead client names and records for Jan. hearing
Jeanne LeFlore reports: A list of clients and their records in connection with a Narconon Arrowhead lawsuit must be handed over to the court in January, court records state. Associate District Court Judge Bland made the ruling on Dec. 2 during a hearing in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Heather Landmeier a Narconon graduate…
Major League Baseball’s battle with A-Rod trumped Florida law
Fred Grimm comments: Major League Baseball, in its zeal to nail A-Rod and other accused juicers, paid thousands for stolen medical records. Not that we don’t relish the prospect of overpaid jocks getting their comeuppance, but there’s a small problem with trafficking in stolen property. It’s stolen. Florida law’s not fuzzy about the legality of…
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, WA notifies patients after e-mail gaffe
The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, Washington posted a breach alert on their web site dated December 16. It was not linked from their home page, but located under Press Releases: Privacy Breach Notification December 16, 2013 The Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center (VAWW) in Walla Walla is offering free credit…
70% of people would be willing to have a smart toilet share their personal data
Christopher Mims writes: Smart toilets: who even knew they were a thing? But perhaps it’s time. Aside from water-conservation and heated seats, there’s been little innovation in toilets since the debut of the original crapper. As long as we’re connecting every other thing we own to the internet, why not a toilet that monitors our health by…
Pointer: Healthcare’s most significant data breaches of 2013
HealthcareITSecurity.com takes a look at “some of the largest and most unusual data breaches that happened this year” on their site. Maybe I should do a recap of what I see as the year’s worst healthcare data breaches and see how much our lists overlap. All I need is some time. And coffee. 🙂