A review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) of two significant privacy breaches involving the sale of new mothers’ personal health information for financial gain has determined that Rouge Valley Health System (hospital) failed to put in place reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect patient information. In an Order issued today, Acting Commissioner…
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Your Medical Info Is Now Being Integrated With Your Drivers License!
Dan Dicks reports: Merging medical information with your drivers license information. It’s all about increased concentration in this North American Union. Dan Dicks of Press For Truth talks to Kelly Scott Kolodiazny, a medical cannabis user who renewed his drivers license only to find his medical marihuana ID planted on the drivers’ license card. He…
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System notifies patients after discovering CDs with patient info had been donated for children's art projects
A statement from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System: Monday, December 15, 2014 – Information on Privacy Incident The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) said today that it has notified certain patients about a recent incident involving the security of some patient information. VCUHS has mailed letters to notify patients who may have…
HHS update provides some new details on breaches (updated)
HHS has updated its public breach tool, and its update provides some new details on previously reported breaches: A CD that was missing and then recovered contained PHI of 36,400 Jersey City Medical Center – Barnabas Health patients. A laptop stolen from a Coordinated Health employee’s car in February held records on 13,907 patients – not 773 as reported…
Memorial Healthcare System apologizes for e-mail gaffe exposing patient info
Memorial Healthcare System in Florida has had another breach, it seems. From the substitute notice they posted on their web site in October: NOTICE REGARDING AN EMAIL SENT TO PATIENTS REGARDING “BREAKING THE SILENCE” EVENT Memorial Healthcare System (Memorial) is committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient information at all times. We are…
Physician notifies patients of theft of equipment containing personal and medical information
Family medicine practitioner Dr. Loi Luu of Westminster, California recently notified patients and HHS of a potential breach, although the data were reportedly encrypted. PHIprivacy.net was able to access a still-cached copy of a substitute notice published in her local media: PUBLIC NOTICE: PLEASE ALLOW THIS HIPAA BREACH PUBLIC NOTICE: Please allow this HIPAA Breach Notification…