NetDiligence has released its 2013 report on “Cyber Liability & Data Breach Insurance Claims” based on actual claims submitted: This report summarizes our findings for a sampling of 145 data breach insurance claims, 140 of which involved the exposure of sensitive data in a variety of sectors, including government, healthcare, hospitality, financial services, professional services, retail and…
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Consumers' Use of Mobile Health Apps Limited, Report Finds
Interesting, and not what I expected. iHealthBeat reports: Few health-related mobile applications have gained popularity among consumers, according to a new report by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, NPR’s “Shots” reports (Shute, “Shots,” NPR, 10/30). Read more here.
#DoNoHarm: Rhode Island Issues Social Media Guidance for Physicians
Kate Sweet writes: As health care providers continue to try to navigate the world of social media, the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline (the “Board”) has issued policy guidelines (the “Guidelines”) to address the use of social media by the state’s physicians. The Policy Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Social Media and Social Networking…
Nursing assistant sentenced to 3 years for selling patient IDs
Another insider breach at a Florida healthcare facility. Patty Ryan reports that Denetria Barnes was sentenced to 37 months in prison Tuesday for conspiring with a boyfriend [Jakiel Bazart] to defraud the government by peddling hundreds of patient identities. Many wound up in the hands of a Tampa detective posing as a tax refund thief….
Privacy watchdog investigates lost data from Toronto eye clinic
Alex Ballingall reports: Data storage sticks that contain personal and medical information on about 18,000 patients at Toronto Western Hospital’s Donald K. Johnson Eye Centre have gone missing, prompting an apology from the facility’s chief doctor and an investigation by the Ontario privacy watchdog. In an Oct. 17 letter to patients, ophthalmologist-in-chief Dr. Robert Devenyi said a…
Marketplace is working, says Sebelius, shortly before it crashes
Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of HHS, writes: To give Americans a better way to shop for health coverage, the federal government and states recently launched Health Insurance Marketplaces. Yesterday, we announced a clear path forward so that by the end of November, HealthCare.gov will work smoothly for the vast majority of consumers. But you probably haven’t heard…