WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration issued the following directive: 1. REASON FOR ISSUE: This Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Directive establishes policy for approving and providing authorized users access to VHA personally identifiable information (PII) in Information Technology (IT) systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). 2. SUMMARY OF CHANGES: This is a new Directive….
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Medical marijuana patients outed by Health Canada
Trevor Greenway reports: Tens of thousands of medical marijuana patients across the country are receiving a mass mailing from Health Canada exposing them as medical cannabis users and many are now in panic mode. The letter, which Health Canada says was sent to 40,000 people, comes in a white envelope, and has a return address…
WI: Milwaukee to file complaint against Dynacare after security breach
Hell hath no fury like a city breached? The City of Milwaukee issued this statement today following the theft of a flash drive from a car owned by an employee of Dynacare. The flash drive contained what seems to be unencrypted information on city employees enrolled in a wellness program and their dependents: Statement of Milwaukee City Attorney…
Anthem Blue Cross of California notifies doctors whose SSN were displayed in a .pdf file online
Every so often, we come across a breach involving doctors’ Social Security numbers being exposed online because they use their SSN as their Tax Identification Number (TIN). Here’s another one of those case, this time involving Anthem Blue Cross of California: We are sending you this letter to notify you that your Tax Identification Number…
Ca: Patient privacy breach at Aberdeen Hospital revealed
CBC News reports: The Pictou County Health Authority is apologizing to dozens of people whose health records may have been viewed by an unauthorized health care professional. The privacy violation occurred in August when a person, who is not a Pictou County Health Authority employee, job shadowed another employee without approval at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow….
CA: Redwood Memorial Hospital notifies over 1,000 patients that missing thumb drive held their PHI
On Monday, Redwood Memorial Hospital notified 1,039 patients by U.S. Postal Service of the discovery of a missing thumb drive that may have contained identifiable information. On Nov. 8, a hospital employee discovered that an unencrypted thumb drive was missing since Nov. 6 from the Cardiopulmonary Services Department at Redwood Memorial Hospital. At this time,…