I’ve noted this breach before, but it’s interesting that the privacy commissioner has ordered the hospitals to post notices on their web sites. Lisa Queen reports: Humber River Hospital and North York General Hospital were required by the provincial privacy commissioner to post notices on their websites advising maternity patients that their personal information may…
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IA: Hospital sends medical information to wrong patients
Ryan Smith reports that an e-mail error resulted in medical information and/or billing information for 11 patients being sent to another patient: Pella Regional Health Center operates seven clinics in three Iowa counties. KCCI-TV uncovered a handful of local patients whose hospital bills and medical records were compromised. Monte Goodyk contacted KCCI-TV Friday after he…
AL: Flowers Hospital employee indicted for stealing patient info for tax refund fraud scheme
An update to this insider breach at Flowers Hospital in Alabama. The breach, reported in April, has already resulted in a potential class action lawsuit, which the hospital has moved the court to dismiss. In today’s development, Ken Curtis reports: A Henry County man has been indicted on charges he sold personal information of patients…
Peterborough lawsuit to set precedent for Ontario patient privacy rights
Joel Eastwood reports: Patients looking for answers after a string of privacy breaches at GTA hospitals must wait on a lawsuit in Peterborough that could have sweeping implications for all Ontario hospitals. The class action suit against Peterborough Regional Health Centre will determine whether a patient can sue a hospital for invasion of privacy. A similar lawsuit…
IL: Urology patients notified after laptop attached to testing equipment was stolen
One of the recent breaches added to HHS’s public breach tool involved a case where a laptop connected to equipment was stolen from the covered entity’s premises. Midwest Urological Group in Peoria, Illinois reported that 982 patients had information on a laptop that was stolen on or about May 30th. There does not appear to be…
Memorial Hermann Hospital: Employee accesses 10,000 patient medical records
Andy Cerota reports: Memorial Hermann Hospital is apologizing after a former employee accessed the medical records of more than 10,000 patients. A hospital spokesperson tells Local 2 News that protecting and securing patient information is a top priority. Letters are going out to those patients right now and Memorial Hermann has set up a call…