Abby Sewell reports: Files containing personal information on more than 700 patients treated at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center were stolen when an employee’s car was broken into, county health officials said Monday. The break-in occurred in July. The county Department of Health Services released a statement after trying to notify the affected patients by mail. The…
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Prosthetic & Orthotic Care patient info remains publicly exposed
First, a quick update on the Athens Orthopedic Clinic breach: It took two requests, but I’m pleased to report that Pastebin removed three pastes with over 1,350 patients’ information. Those pastes were separate from an earlier paste with an additional 500 patients’ information. News outlets that continue to report that 500 patients’ information was exposed and put up for sale are, to…
Tennessee dentist notifies patients of possible data theft by employee
As seen on the web site of Dr. Richard Boehm: As required by law, this notice is to inform our patients that some of your confidential personal information may have been compromised. It has come to our attention that an employee may have printed documents containing some of our patients’ personal information from our computer…
IN: Orleans Medical Clinic Patient Information Breach
Orleans Medical Clinic Patient Information Breach Orleans Medical Clinic was recently the victim of a hacking incident that resulted in inappropriate access to certain information about the Clinic’s patients. On or about April 17, 2016, we became aware of suspicious activity involving one of our computer servers. We initiated an investigation and learned that our…
Dominican Hospital notifies patients whose PHI was sent to wrong health plan
Dominican Hospital, part of Dignity Health, is notifying patients whose protected health information was securely, but erroneously, transmitted to an incorrect health plan on July 16. The error was detected on July 28. According to a copy of the notification letters dated August 18, some patients were notified that the information included their name, account number, admission date, length…
PK: Patient data stolen from Quaid-i-Azam Hospital
Dawn reports: A case has been registered against an employee of the Quaid-i-Azam Hospital for allegedly stealing data from the CT scan machine and according to a supreme court lawyer, the case might be the first of its kind in the country. Iftikhar Ali, the chief security officer at the hospital, who is the complainant…