Lauren Podell reports: Medical files have been found dumped outside an Oak Park medical center where the doctor was convicted of Medicare fraud before passing away. Julius Williams told Local 4 he went to pick up a prescription over the weekend near his former doctor’s office on Coolidge Highway when he noticed boxes piled up…
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PHI accidentally exposed during webinar for healthcare providers
Here’s one we probably won’t see on HHS’s breach tool. Xerox State Healthcare has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that during a training session they conducted with the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services on August 14, they accidentally exposed protected health information on five New Hampshire residents for 7 seconds via projection and webinar. The…
NZ: Council breached worker's privacy
Peter de Graaf reports: The Northland Regional Council breached the Privacy Act when staff accessed text messages sent by the victim of a brutal bleach attack, the Privacy Commissioner has found. Former council employee Mike Nager was driving to Whangarei in June last year to give evidence in court against two Far North men accused…
Penn Highlands Brookville Provides Public Notice of Data Security Incident
Penn Highlands Brookville Provides Public Notice of Data Security Incident BROOKVILLE, PA – OCTOBER 13, 2014 – Penn Highlands Brookville, a high quality healthcare service for the Brookville area, today confirmed a data security incident which may involve personal information for patients of Barry J. Snyder, MD. On August 14, 2014, Penn Highlands Brookville…
University of California Davis Medical Center notifies 1,326 patients after doctor's email account compromised
The University of California Davis Medical Center (UC Davis Health System) is notifying patients of a breach that occurred on September 25. According to a letter signed by Shara Merritt Reed, Privacy Program Director for UC Davis Health System, on September 26, an IT employee detected abnormal activity in the email account of one of their providers….
Dartmouth App Tracks Stress, Mental Health In Students
Charlotte Albright reports: Computer scientists at Dartmouth College have developed an app for a student’s smartphone designed to monitor mental health. The so-called StudentLife app can track how much a student sleeps, whether he or she is having conversations, and getting exercise. It also asks students about their state of mind and what they’ve been eating. The…