Today’s update to HHS’s public breach tool sheds light on some previously reported breaches and over half a dozen new ones: The armed robbery of a Brigham and Women’s Hospital physician impacted 999 patients. Newly Revealed: North Big Horn Hospital in Wyoming reported that 1,607 patients were affected by a breach on October 2nd involving…
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Stolen Northwestern Memorial Healthcare computer had information of 2,800 patients
Carlos Sadovi reports: Nearly 3,000 patients are being notified that a laptop computer stolen in October contained health information from patients of the Northwestern Memorial Healthcare group, hospital officials said Friday The 2,800 people had been patients of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Group, officials said in press release…
Boston Children’s Hospital Settles Data Breach Allegations
There’s an update to an incident involving a lost laptop with PHI on over 2,100 patients at Boston Children’s Hospital. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who has been one of the most active state attorneys general in terms of pursuing breaches, issued the following press release: Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) has agreed to pay $40,000 and…
Maricopa County colleges computer hack cost tops $26M (so far)
Mary Beth Faller reports: The Maricopa County Community College District continues to deal with fallout from the massive computer-system breach last year, and the latest figures show the cost to taxpayers to deal with it has now topped $26 million. Read more on The Arizona Republic. To date, the MCCCD breach stands as the largest…
Ca: Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information
A review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) of two significant privacy breaches involving the sale of new mothers’ personal health information for financial gain has determined that Rouge Valley Health System (hospital) failed to put in place reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect patient information. In an Order issued today, Acting Commissioner…
FL: Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County announces breach at Family Central, Inc. (updated)
The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County posted the following announcement on their web site yesterday: The Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County has learned of a breach in the security of the electronic database that manages the personal information of individuals applying for or receiving services from the coalition. This breach occurred…