Hunt Regional Medical Partners Family Practice at Westlake is notifying patients that a warehouse storing patient records was vandalized January 16-17, 2015. According to a statement on their site, the intruders had access to an area that houses the records for Westlake Medical Center patients seen prior to 2010. These records may have included health information, address records and social security…
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IL: Medical Files of Suburban Lung Associates Patients Found In Filefax Dumpster
Dave Savini reports: A massive breach of medical records containing confidential personal information has prompted both federal and state investigations. It all started when CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini got a tip about what a dumpster diver found in the trash. Suburban Lung Associates has numerous offices affiliated with major hospitals. Charts belonging to their…
Minn. Organization Testifies on Patient Privacy Law
Elizabeth Snell reports: Minnesota’s current patient privacy law should not be repealed in favor of HIPAA, according to the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF). The organization’s president and co-founder, Twila Brase, testified in front of the Minnesota House of Representatives Civil Law and Data Practices Committee this week on why the state’s patient privacy…
St. Joseph Dodges Ex-Patient's Data Breach Class Action
In February 2014, this site posted a statement from St. Joseph Health System concerning a breach they had discovered. Apparently, a lawsuit was filed over that breach in March 2014 (Peters v. St. Joseph Services Corporation d/b/a St. Joseph Health System et al), alleging that St. Joseph violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Now Law360 reports that…
NYC: Dental Receptionist Accused of Stealing Personal Identifying Information of More Than 250 Patients
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the indictment of five individuals – DEVIN BAZILE, 30, SHARNIQKWA DUKES, 24, AHMEEN EVANS, 26, JOSHUA HAUGHTON, 28, and ANNIE VUONG, 27 – for using the stolen personal identifying information of approximately 200 victims to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from Barclaycard. Following a two-and-a-half-year-long…
TN: Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation patients and employees notified of stolen hard drive
Molly Smith reports: Patients at the Boston Baskin Cancer Foundation learned some of their personal information was stolen, and tell WREG one year of identity protection doesn’t seem like enough. […] Patients got a letter in the mail, saying a robber broke into a clinic employee’s home back in December and stole a hard drive with patient…