On October 21, 2016, Singh & Arora Oncology Hematology PC in Michigan notified HHS of a hacking incident that they reported impacted 16,000 patients. Today, we learn that 22,000 patients are first getting notification letters this week. Why has it taken more than three months since HHS was notified for patients to be notified? Jessica Dupnack reports: According to the letter, one of…
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Princeton Pain Management notifies patients after hacker gains access to PHI
Princeton Pain Management is notifying 4,668 patients of a hack that was detected on November 28. Although they found no evidence that data were removed from their system, protected health information (PHI) was accessed. From their notification: What Information Was Involved We believe that this incident may have affected certain information stored in our systems including…
Verity Health System Notifies Thousands of Patients of Web Site Hack That Began in 2015
So after ignoring a few inquiries from DataBreaches.net requesting information, it appears Verity Health System has now issued a statement about a breach reported to HHS on January 11 as affecting 10,164 patients. Here is their press release: Although there is no evidence that patient information was used in an unauthorized fashion, Verity Health System is notifying…
Family Medicine East, Chartered in Wichita notifies patients of stolen computer
KWCH reports: A Wichita medical clinic says a computer containing patient information was stolen in December. Family Medicine East, Chartered, 1709 S. Rock Road, sent a letter to patients on Friday. The clinic says someone broke into the office on Dec. 8 and stole the desktop computer and a printer. Read more on KWCH. FME has…
Doctor email breached patient privacy: Eastern Health says 122 patients involved
CBC News reports: Eastern Health and Memorial University’s Faculty of Medicine are advising of a privacy breach Monday after a doctor emailed researchers “tuberculosis-related health information” involving 122 patients. According to the health authority, the physician — who was not named — shared the information with other researchers as a part of a grant application for…
MultiCare breach allows access to personal records for 1,200 patients
KING5 News reports: A data breach in November 2016 at MultiCare Health System allowed access to 1,200 patients’ personal records, the non-profit reported Thursday. At this time, Multicare does not believe any patient information was accessed or misused, but patients who were potentially affected will receive a letter from MultiCare by Feb. 6. […] An…