Cindy George reports that the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston breach reported last month was bigger than originally thought and more people have now been notified. At least 10 people have self-identified as victims of identity theft: One month after mailing letters to 1,200 patients whose confidential information may have been stolen in…
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VA investigating security breach of veterans’ medical data
Bob Brewin reports: The Veterans Affairs Department’s inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into a physician assistant’s alleged downloading of veterans’ clinical data at its Atlanta medical center, sources have told Nextgov. The assistant allegedly recorded two sets of patient data on to a personal laptop for research purposes. One set included three years’…
VA investigating security breach of veterans' medical data
Bob Brewin reports: The Veterans Affairs Department’s inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into a physician assistant’s alleged downloading of veterans’ clinical data at its Atlanta medical center, sources have told Nextgov. The assistant allegedly recorded two sets of patient data on to a personal laptop for research purposes. One set included three years’…
Medical Files, Pills Found In Abandoned St. Bernard Nursing Home
Maya Rodriguez reports from Louisiana on how confidential medical files were found inside the Huntington Place Senior Community. The building had been flooded during Hurricane Katrina and subsequently abandoned: When Nicholas and his friend, Christian, went into the building to get the dog out, they stumbled upon several filing cabinets, filled with medical records of…
Server theft at Arkansas eye clinic could affect 9,000 people
Louis Short of the Sun-Times reports: A burglary overnight Wednesday has the potential to affect approximately 9,000 people. A computer server was stolen from McNair Eye Center on Industrial Park Road, east of Heber Springs. The server contains information for approximately 9,000 patients. So far, no detail on what kinds of patient information were on…
[RANT] New Rule: No Waffling
A recent press release and open letter from Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites induces a rant. I’m working on my taxes and thought I’d send this notification off to the I.R.S.: To valued I.R.S. employees: I wish to inform you of possible income earned involving my private practice. At some point during the period April…