Medico, Inc.’s IT vendor’s error left at least two Amazon buckets unsecured More than 300,000 files contained protected health information related to patient billing, complete with insurance information and treatment codes Leaks were independently discovered by at least three researchers using different search methods It’s been a rough few months in terms of business associates…
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Another AMCA victim starts notifying patients
Add Texas-based Clinical Pathology Laboratories to the list of providers impacted by the breach at American Medical Collection Agency. Here is their press release, issued yesterday: AUSTIN, Texas, July 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. (“CPL”) has been informed by Retrieval Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (“AMCA”) of a data…
Premera Blue Cross pays states $10 million over data breach (Updated)
Associated Press reports: Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurer in the Pacific Northwest, has agreed to pay $10 million to 30 states following an investigation into a data breach that exposed confidential information on more than 10 million people across the country. The settlement, negotiated with the Washington attorney general’s office and filed in…
Urgent Cyber Warning For Hospitals Over Threat Of ‘WannaCry Repeat’: Report
Zak Doffman reports: In the two years since the devastating WannaCry cyberattack hit worldwide, institutions have not done enough to protect themselves against a repeat. And that’s especially true in the healthcare sector. A report this week by Imperial College London’s Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) warns that hospitals “remain vulnerable to cyber attack,…
TN: Alive Hospice notifies patients or next of kin after discovering unauthorized access to an employee’s email account
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — On or around May 6, 2019, Alive Hospice became aware of unusual activity related to an employee’s email account. Alive Hospice immediately took steps to respond to and investigate this activity and change the user’s password. Based on this review, Alive Hospice determined that an unauthorized individual(s) gained…
IN: Franciscan Health Provides Notice Of Privacy Breach
On May 24, 2019, Franciscan Health confirmed through an internal investigation that one employee in the quality research for Franciscan Health accessed protected health information (PHI) of approximately 2,200 patients without a business reason. The conduct was identified as part of Franciscan Health’s privacy audit process. At this time, there is no evidence that the…