Laura Hutchinson reports that a passerby discovered medical files left in a dumpster. The files were from Behavioral Health Network in Springfield. A spokesperson for BHN was reportedly surprised by the discovery: Darcy says this shouldn’t happened because they pay to get records shredded. “They come in and shred documents right on the premises before they take it…
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Medical worker stole patient identities
Debbie Knox of WISH TV in Indiana reports: Greenwood police was the agency that alerted Community Health that they had an employee who was stealing patients’ identities. “A former patient had stated that they had reason to believe that someone had taken their identity,” said Jean Putnam, Vice President at Community Health Network.” Between mid-March…
Data theft results in court battle
LOS ANGELES, Nov 23, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Harris & Ruble, a prominent class-action law firm based in Los Angeles, announced their November 16, 2011, filing of a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Medical Foundation and Sutter Physician Services, alleging the medical provider did not properly safeguard medical information for more than 4 million of its…
Two potential class action lawsuits filed against Sutter Health (updated)
It was only a matter of time, right? Darrell Smith reports: Sutter Health is being sued for negligence and other allegations in the mid-October theft of a computer from Sutter Medical Foundation headquarters that held information on more than 4 million of its patients. The class-action suit, filed Monday on behalf of plaintiff Karen Pardieck…
Breaking: Sutter Health reports stolen desktop contained data on 4.2 million patients
Statement from Sutter Health today: Sutter Physicians Services (SPS) and Sutter Medical Foundation (SMF) — two affiliates within the Sutter Health network of care — announced the theft of a company-issued password-protected unencrypted desktop computer from SMF’s administrative offices in Sacramento the weekend of Oct. 15, 2011. Following discovery of the theft, Sutter Health immediately…
Breaking: Sutter Health reports stolen desktop contained data on 4.2 million patients
Statement from Sutter Health today: Sutter Physicians Services (SPS) and Sutter Medical Foundation (SMF) — two affiliates within the Sutter Health network of care — announced the theft of a company-issued password-protected unencrypted desktop computer from SMF’s administrative offices in Sacramento the weekend of Oct. 15, 2011. Following discovery of the theft, Sutter Health immediately…