One of the breaches recently added to HHS’s public breach tool involved Multilingual Psychotherapy Centers, Inc.in Florida. PHIprivacy.net spoke with them about the incident and obtained a redacted copy of their notification letter to patients. According to their October 23rd letter and statements made to PHIprivacy.net, a server stolen during an office burglary contained 3,500 patients’ first and…
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Reeve-Woods Eye Center notifies 30,000 patients after malware discovered on computers
One of the recent additions to HHS’s public breach tool involves a breach at Reeve-Woods Eye Center in California. In a November 12th notification letter to those affected, they write: Dear Patient or Patient’s Personal Representative, I am writing on behalf of Reeve-Woods Eye Center (the “Eye Center”), which is an eye clinic with two…
Ca: Rouge Valley Health System Failed to Protect Patient Health Information
A review by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (IPC) of two significant privacy breaches involving the sale of new mothers’ personal health information for financial gain has determined that Rouge Valley Health System (hospital) failed to put in place reasonable technical and administrative safeguards to protect patient information. In an Order issued today, Acting Commissioner…
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System notifies patients after discovering CDs with patient info had been donated for children's art projects
A statement from the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health System: Monday, December 15, 2014 – Information on Privacy Incident The Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (VCUHS) said today that it has notified certain patients about a recent incident involving the security of some patient information. VCUHS has mailed letters to notify patients who may have…
Memorial Healthcare System apologizes for e-mail gaffe exposing patient info
Memorial Healthcare System in Florida has had another breach, it seems. From the substitute notice they posted on their web site in October: NOTICE REGARDING AN EMAIL SENT TO PATIENTS REGARDING “BREAKING THE SILENCE” EVENT Memorial Healthcare System (Memorial) is committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient information at all times. We are…
Physician notifies patients of theft of equipment containing personal and medical information
Family medicine practitioner Dr. Loi Luu of Westminster, California recently notified patients and HHS of a potential breach, although the data were reportedly encrypted. PHIprivacy.net was able to access a still-cached copy of a substitute notice published in her local media: PUBLIC NOTICE: PLEASE ALLOW THIS HIPAA BREACH PUBLIC NOTICE: Please allow this HIPAA Breach Notification…