To past and current patients of Sharon J. Jones, M.D.: On the evening of January 8, 2015, our office was broken into and our 2014 credit card transaction register and approximately 350 patient charts were stolen. Upon discovery the following morning, the San PabloPolice Department was immediately notified and a formal police report was filed. Notification letters to all…
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IE: Why it’s wrong to ban anonymity for egg and sperm donors
John Waterstone reports: The central pillar of the Children and Family Relationships Bill’s assisted reproduction regulations is an attempt to outlaw anonymous egg and sperm donation and force every donor-conceived child to be given the opportunity to identify and meet their donor once they have reached 18. The Bill has not dealt with legal parenthood…
University Of Oregon Uses Rape Victim’s Own Therapy Records Against Her In Lawsuit
Stephanie Castillo reports: The University of Oregon (UO) is under fire for using a student rape victim’s therapy records against her after she sued the campus for mishandling her sexual assault case. […] FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of students’ “education records.” These records refer to records directly related to a…
DE: Burglars break into the offices of Michael Schumacher's top doctor sparking fears they have stolen medical data revealing the true extent of his ski crash injuries
Allan Hall reports: Burglars have broken into the office of one of Michael Schumacher’s top doctors, raising fears they have stolen medical data that reveals the true extent of his condition. A laptop was among the items stolen in the break-in at the surgery of Dr Johannes Peil, 60, who has been one of the…
Ontario government under fire over inaction on health privacy law
This past week, American media picked up on a Pro Publica story of February 27 that echoed what I had noted again four days earlier: there have been relatively few monetary penalties issued by HHS for breaches. As I’ve also noted at times, and despite the serious problem of insider breaches for tax refund fraud, HHS has issued no monetary penalty for failure…
TX: State Investigates After Medical Files Found in Dumpster
KRGV reports that patient and employee records from Xtra Mile Ambulance Service Company were found in a dumpster at a storage facility. The ambulance company is no longer in business. The medical files contain personal information including Social Security numbers, addresses and bank account numbers. So if the files were stored, their only exposure occurred when…