The Kirkbride Center in Pennsylvania is a 245-bed 245 comprehensive behavioral health care facility located in Philadelphia that provides acute psychiatric and addiction services. Philadelphia, Pa, November 19, 2014 – The Kirkbride Center(“Kirkbride”) is notifying the public, under the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Breach Notification Rule, of the theft of a small number of…
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IL: Clay County Hospital Notifies Patients After Receiving Extortion Demand (updated)
Flora, IL. – December 15, 2014 –On November 2, 2014 Clay County Hospital received an anonymous email that contained protected health information of some clinic patients. The email sender threatened to release this information to the public if they did not receive a substantial payment from the hospital. The hospital immediately notified law enforcement and quickly launched…
Sony Pictures admits HIPAA data might have been compromised during breach
Steve Ragan reports: In a breach notification letter sent to employees this week, Sony Pictures outlines the full scope of data that was compromised by attackers shortly before the Thanksgiving holiday. […] “In addition, unauthorized individuals may have obtained (ix) HIPAA protected health information, such as name, Social Security Number, claims, appeals information you submitted…
TN: Hospice patient records found blowing along road
Nate Morabito reports: Several days after a Johnson County woman found sensitive medical records blowing on the side of Highway 67 in Butler those hospice records are safe and secure. The 23 Amedisys hospice records Sandra Rambo and her daughter found outside of her business earlier this month listed medical conditions, personal information, patient identification…
Whidbey General WA: Hospital contests Island County prosecutor’s subpoena in chief nurse assault case
Jessie Stensland reports: Whidbey General Hospital is fighting a subpoena from the Island County prosecutor seeking an internal investigation report into allegations that the chief nursing officer assaulted a restrained patient. The prosecution is simultaneously fighting the chief nursing officer’s subpoena of all the alleged victim’s medical records. A deputy prosecutor likens the nurse’s request…
AU: Mental health group questions using tracking devices on patients
Isobel Roe: A mental health expert says a trial of GPS tracking devices on some Townsville mental health patients is likening them to criminals. The West Moreton health service was the first in Queensland to trial the ankle devices. Legislation in Queensland allows tracking devices to be fitted to the ankles of mental health patients…