Beth Walsh writes: A House Democrat seeks a hearing to investigate the recent data breach at Community Health Ssytems which impacted 4.5 million patients. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), who is the top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, wrote to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee chair Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) asking…
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Education And Information Sharing: Underutilized Tools In FTC’s Data Security Work
Glenn G. Lammi of the Washington Legal Foundation writes: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has brought 52 enforcement actions involving data breaches. Fifty of those businesses, whose computer systems were illegally accessed by hackers, settled rather than fight FTC’s accusations that they acted “deceptively” or “unfairly” under § 5 of the FTC Act. And yet,…
Phoenix VA official may have broken privacy law
Rebekah L. Sanders reports: The Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating whether a top employee in Phoenix violated patient-privacy law when he sent an e-mail to staffers about a veteran’s suicide highlighted in a political ad by U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz. Glenn Costie, acting director of the Phoenix VA Healthcare System, sent the e-mail…
Aventura Hospital notifies 82,601 patients of possible data theft; third theft incident in 2 years
A breach entry added to HHS’s public breach tool last week reveals that 82,601 Aventura Hospital and Medical Center patients may have had their identity information stolen by an employee of their business associate, Valesco Ventures. At the time of this publication, there is no statement or notification on Aventura’s web site. PHIprivacy.net was, however, able to find a Legal Notice published in…
Singapore health bodies have qualified right to use personal data in health research projects without consent
From Out-Law.com: Medical research using identifiable patient data can be carried out in Singapore without individuals’ consent in certain circumstances, the country’s data protection watchdog has confirmed. The Personal Data Protection Commission has published new guidance on how Singapore’s data protection laws apply in the health sector (29-page / 144KB PDF). The guidance contains an example which…
Potential Physicians Regional computer hacking victims report trouble getting identify theft help
Is it possible to really manage a massive breach well in terms of the sign-up for identity theft protection? It seems I frequently read complaints about overloaded phone lines. Here’s another one in the wake of the Community Health System breach that affected 4.5 million patients from over 200 covered entities: After getting a letter…