I’ve repeatedly noted that Medicare/Medicaid fraud schemes pose significant risks to patients who do not know that their files have now been corrupted by inaccurate or false records used to support a fraud scheme. The following press release from the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California highlights yet an…
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Including psychotherapy records in interoperable EHR systems is a really bad idea
Clinical psychologist Peter Zelles had a commentary in the Star Tribune last week with which I wholeheartedly agree. Minnesota is one of the first two states to mandate that all health care providers use an “interoperable” electronic health care record (EHR), allowing all doctors to view every other doctor’s notes — supposedly privately and with a purpose….
Third US Health Entity Suspected of being Compromised
Uh oh. SLC Security reports: While we can’t name any particular names at this time we have started seeing indicators of another related attack originating out of China aimed at US Healthcare entities. This time another well known affiliate of a previously breached healthcare entity appears to be attacking other Healthcare entities in California and…
FL: Aventura Hospital and Medical Center notifies more patients of insider breach
It appears that Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Florida is notifying additional patients of a previously disclosed breach involving patient information. On February 27, the hospital submitted a breach notification to HHS indicating that 686 patients were affected by a breach involving unauthorized access/disclosure of PHI. The breach report was submitted the same week a…
Senators blast Anthem for ‘unacceptable’ response after data breach
Sarah Ferris reports: Leaders of the Senate’s health committee are accusing insurer giant Anthem of failing to inform millions of people who may have been affected by a massive data breach last month. Committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and ranking member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) said Wednesday that 50 million customers who may have been impacted…
Grace Hospital pharmacist ‘inappropriately accessed’ health information – Winnipeg Health Region
From the Winnipeg Health Region, this press statement: Proactive audit identifies patient information accessed inappropriately A proactive audit by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) has identified the personal health information of at least 56 individuals was inappropriately accessed by an employee who at the time was working within the Region. Following an investigation of…