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…
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Physician guidelines for Googling patients need revision
Jennifer Abbasi writes on Penn State News: With the Internet and social media becoming woven into the modern medical practice, Penn State College of Medicine researchers contend that professional medical societies must update or amend their Internet guidelines to address when it is ethical to “Google” a patient. “As time goes on, Googling patients is going to…
CORRECTED: Missing Riverside County Regional Medical Center laptop may have held data on 7,900 patients (updated)
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…
Privacy breach of patient records in Prince Albert health region
David Giles reports: A privacy breach of patient records is being investigated in Prince Albert, Sask. Officials with the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region (PAPHR) say an employee accessed the personal health information of a “small number of patients.” Those patients affected have been notified by the region about the specific details of the privacy…
FL: Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced In Identity Theft Scheme Involving Over 8,600 Patients’ Identities
A Miami-Dade County resident has been sentenced to 61 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release. Noel Barrientos previously pled guilty to one count of possessing fifteen or more access devices (social security numbers of other people) and one count of aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, law enforcement executed a search warrant…
WI: Harel Chiropractic Clinic notifies 3,000 patients of breach
Jennie Olson reports: Harel Chiropractic Clinic notified 3,000 patients Monday that some patient personal information may have been breached on Nov. 4, 2014, by an employee and a contract chiropractor. Clinic officials discovered the breach on Nov. 20. Clinic officials say the employee and contract chiropractor had access to patient information as part of their…