Nicole Lewis reports: In the aftermath of criticism from the New York Civil Liberties Union, New York State health officials have taken further steps to tackle patient privacy. Specifically, the New York eHealth Collaborative (NYeC), in collaboration with the New York State Department of Health, has established the Statewide Health Information Network of New York…
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Howard University Hospital Notifies Over 34,000 Patients of Laptop Theft
*sigh* Howard University Hospital this week sent notification to patients of a potential disclosure of their protected health information in late January. A former contractor’s personal laptop containing patient information was stolen, according to a statement by the hospital. The laptop, taken from the former contractor’s vehicle, was password protected. […] The hospital has sent…
UK: Warwickshire-based company in medical data breach
A Warwickshire-based company has committed to taking action to protect personal data, following a breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA). The breach occurred when a system used by Pharmacyrepublic Limited to record the medication handed out to around 2000 patients was stolen from one of its premises, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today….
CardioNet reports two breaches involving laptop theft (?) and other breaches newly revealed on HHS's breach tool
Sometimes it takes a while for me to track down details on a breach after seeing it mentioned on HHS’s breach tool. And sometimes, it’s just too late. A case in point is an entry for Flex Physical Therapy in Washington, where apparently 3,100 patients were affected by a computer theft on December 30, 2011. But…
40+ Sites hacked by Sbkiller from Cyb3rs3c Crew
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Houston doctor's office vandalized, patient data on stolen hard drive
A media/substitute notice: The office building and office suite of Jeremiah J. Twomey M.D., was vandalized during the weekend of December 31, 2011, at which time an external drive containing personal and confidential health information of individuals was stolen from Dr. Twomey’s office. Unauthorized use of this data is unlikely. Any individuals who believe they…