Correction: This article originally reported that Riverside did not return the phone call from PHIprivacy.net asking them to clarify whether this was a second breach or an update of the first breach report.. Riverside did attempt to return the call that day, but was unable to get through as the line was tied up. PHIprivacy.net…
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Another lawsuit filed under CMIA fails
One of the larger breaches in 2014 involved a Los Angeles County contractor, Sutherland Healthcare Solutions. The theft of some of their computer equipment with unencrypted patient identity and clinical information was disclosed in March 2014, and within days, a potential class action lawsuit had been filed. The breach impacted approximately 3420,000 patients of the Los Angeles…
In Ontario, hundreds of hospital privacy violations go unreported
Olivia Carville reports: Five staff members snooped into the medical records of 22 patients at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health last year. A clinician from St. Michael’s Hospital posted an inappropriate comment on Facebook about a patient’s behaviour during a healthcare procedure. While standing in line for pizza, a Toronto East General Hospital…
Ca: Star investigation: 3 GTA hospitals don’t proactively audit access-to-patient files
Jacques Gallant and Marco Chown Oved report: At least three GTA [Greater Toronto Area – Dissent] hospitals do not proactively audit their patient records to detect privacy breaches, the Star has learned. A survey of 24 hospitals and health-care centres found that more than half say they check their information systems for inappropriate access at least…
Boston Children’s Hospital Settles Data Breach Allegations
There’s an update to an incident involving a lost laptop with PHI on over 2,100 patients at Boston Children’s Hospital. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who has been one of the most active state attorneys general in terms of pursuing breaches, issued the following press release: Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) has agreed to pay $40,000 and…
Consumer Watchdog Urges Public to 'Opt Out' of Cal INDEX Electronic Health Information Exchange
Consumer Watchdog today urged consumers to opt out of the new electronic health information exchange, Cal INDEX, that is being set up by Blue Cross and Blue Shield until key questions about patient privacy are answered. The nonpartisan, nonprofit public interest group added that the best way to protect privacy when sharing patient information is…