Andrew Kitchenman reports: The proliferation of personal health data – and the possibility that it could fall into the wrong hands – has spurred growing concern among consumers. And those concerns have prompted New Jersey legislators to propose requiring health insurers to encrypt personal health data on all of their computers. The bill, A-3322/S-562, comes nearly…
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Update on Jersey City theft of patient records (updated)
Patrick Villanova reports: Dr. Nisar Quraishi, who operated a practice at 1 Chopin Court in Jersey City, believes the number of missing records is in the range of 5,000 to 10,000 — not 40,000 as he originally stated to authorities, said Carly Baldwin, a spokeswoman for the city Police Department. Read more on NJ.com. Update…
Recent updates to HHS's public breach tool
There’s an update to the breach involving an office burglary at Dr. Vonica Chau ‘s office in Arlington, Texas: when the breach was added to HHS’s public breach tool, it was reported as affecting 810 patients. The American Family Care breach was also added to HHA’s public breach tool this week. The entry shows the laptop…
Those complicit in medical ID theft often escape legal consequences. Why?
I’ve previously noted that I’m a bit stumped as to what we do in cases where people knowingly allow others to use their information to obtain medical services. The Ponemon studies view them as medical ID theft victims, and they certainly might suffer down the road if their own medical records are corrupted by misinformation,…
Ca: Second hospital admits breach of Mayor Rob Ford’s privacy
A spokesperson for Humber River Hospital has confirmed that Mayor Rob Ford’s medical records were inappropriately accessed there, too. Read more on Toronto Star.
Update: Jersey City doctor's office where medical records were stolen is empty
There’s an update to a case involving the theft of 40,000 patients’ records from a Jersey City physician’s shed. Sudip Bhattacharya reports: The Jersey City doctor’s office where thousands of medical records were recently stolen was completely empty this afternoon and appears to be in the midst of a renovation. The first floor of Dr….