As part of its ongoing commitment to privacy and data security, AltaMed Health Services is notifying affected individuals of a recent incident that may affect the security of their personal and protected health information. The organization learned from local law enforcement of an ongoing criminal investigation of a former AltaMed temporary employee, and other individuals…
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GA: Bulloch Pediatrics alerts patients to possible security breach after storage units burgled
WSAV reports that Bulloch Pediatrics is warning patients that some of their personal information may have been compromised when a local storage facility was burgled. The practice stored some old insurance records and other payment records in those units. Some of these records contained patient names, policy holder names, policy numbers and in a few…
NC: Patient info stolen from Duke Health office (updated)
WRAL reports: Duke University Health System officials said Friday that a thumb drive containing patient information was stolen from an administrative office last month. The unencrypted device contained spreadsheets that included patients’ names, medical record numbers, physicians’ names and, in some instances, the names of certain Duke University Hospital locations visited, officials said. No Social…
Ohio plastic surgeon notifies patients of office burglary
Steven A. Goldman, MD Inc. in Ohio recently notified HHS of a breach that occurred on June 29, 2014. Dr. Goldman, who is a plastic surgeon, posted a notice to patients on the website of Beachwood-Lakewood Plastic Surgery : To our valued patients: We take our patients’ privacy seriously, and it is important to us…
Ca: Six Greater Toronto Area hospitals gave patient info to photographers
Joel Eastwood reports: Six GTA hospitals compromised their patients’ personal health data by routinely handing it over to baby photographers who paid for access to maternity wards — breaches revealed by extra scrutiny following a major breach at Rouge Valley Health System. As far back as 2009, Mount Sinai, North York General, St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Humber…
Patient data de-identification: Keeping data private and useful
HealthITSecurity.com talked with Anna Spencer, partner in Sidley Austin’s Washington, D.C. about de-identification methods and provides her perspective on the delicate balance between patient privacy and useful data analysis.