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OPM OIG: Anthem snubbed our security audits before and after enormous hack attack

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dissent

Shaun Nichols reports: A year or so before American health insurer Anthem admitted it had been ruthlessly ransacked by hackers, a US federal watchdog had offered to audit the giant’s computer security – but was rebuffed. And, after miscreants looted Anthem’s servers and accessed up to 88.8 million private records, the watchdog again offered to audit the insurer’s systems, and…

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CA: Physician notifies patients after burglars steal credit card transaction records and patient charts

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dissent

 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

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dissent

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…

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University Of Oregon Uses Rape Victim’s Own Therapy Records Against Her In Lawsuit

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dissent

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…

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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

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dissent

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…

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Ontario government under fire over inaction on health privacy law

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dissent

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…

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