Caroline Hudson reports: About 2.65 million patients of Charlotte-based Atrium Health were recently hit with a data breach in which unauthorized parties gained access to their information. Hackers attempted to lift patient information over a weeklong period from Sept. 22-29. The data was stored in a third-party system provided by AccuDoc Solutions Inc., which provides…
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Mercy Medical Center – North Iowa notifies 1,900 patients after insider wrong-doing discovered
Ashley Stewart reports: Mercy Medical Center–North Iowa has notified about 1,900 individuals of a potential data breach involving their health records and personal information. In notification letters mailed to affected individuals and their families Nov. 26, patients were told their protected health information may have been “inappropriately accessed by an employee between July 2017 and…
OVMC, EORH patients diverted to other hospitals after ransomware attack
Linda Comins of The Intelligencer is reporting: Emergency squad patients are being diverted away from Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital this weekend because the hospitals’ computer system has been attacked by Ransomware. Karin Janiszewski, director of marketing and public relations for OVMC and EORH, confirmed Saturday afternoon that a Ransomware attack…
IN: Lake Ridge Schools loses suit to recover $120,000 missing after hacking incident
Bill Dolan reports: The Lake Ridge School Corp. has had another financial setback only weeks after voters declined to provide more tax revenue to the struggling institution. The school district recently lost a legal battle with a New York bank to recover more than $120,000 stolen two years ago by an offshore computer hacker. School…
Valley Health sending letters to 857 patients possibly affected by security breach
Valley Health is one of those affected by the recently disclosed Inova Health System breach. You can read a report on the Valley Health aspect on Winchester Star.
FL: Key Dental Group notifies patients because former EMR vendor will not return patient database
The following is not your typical breach notification. It relates to a situation in which a business associate allegedly refuses to return the patient database despite its EULA and HIPAA obligation. The press release does not indicate whether the covered entity, Key Dental Group, is suing its former vendor to recover the database. Nor does…