Thomas Manch reports: An Auckland DHB lab technician has been censured after inappropriately prying into medical records. Rosalinda Zabala inappropriately accessed the medical records of patients, including a one-year-old, just short of 900 times in a three year period. Zabala, who worked for the DHB for more than 15 years, admitted her wrongdoing when confronted by management and lost her job in December 2014. Read more…
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Uncommon Care, PA notifies almost 14,000 patients of Bizmatics breach
Oh my. Another Bizmatics, Inc. client has been first notifying patients of the 2015 breach discovered at the end of 2015. This time it’s Uncommon Care, PA in Texas, and they had to notify 13,674 patients. Uncommon Care, PA is committed to protecting patient information. This commitment includes notifying patients if there is a possibility that…
American Family Care notifies 7,200 patients of breach involving PHI
American Family Care recently notified HHS of a breach affecting 7,200 patients. The breach was coded as “Unauthorized Access/Disclosure Electronic Medical Record,” with the location coded as “Other.” Pretty confusing, right? Here’s their statement that explains it: (Birmingham, AL – July 29, 2016) At American Family Care (AFC) we are committed to maintaining the privacy and…
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences statement on missing patient records
So it appears that University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences had a breach back in January, but only this week (based on the notice’s metadata) posted something on their site about it: UAMS has been unable to notify approximately 15 patients regarding an incident that may have involved disclosure of their personal information. What happened?…
PA: Bariatric patients’ privacy was compromised, Crozer-Keystone says
Marie McCullough reports: The Crozer-Keystone Health System revealed Friday that about 900 bariatric-surgery patients’ privacy was breached because of an email error. According to the health system, an employee sent an email June 20 to let bariatric-surgery program patients know about a support group. The email addresses were inadvertently placed in the “cc” or carbon-copy…
MS: Jefferson Medical Associates notifies patients of new and old breaches
Quentis Jones reports that Jefferson Medical Associates has issued a warning to a small group of their patients after a recent data breach of their systems. According to the release, on June 1 an unauthorized individual not affiliated with JMA accessed a database containing a limited history of prescriptions and other information for a small…