Trevor Greenway reports: Tens of thousands of medical marijuana patients across the country are receiving a mass mailing from Health Canada exposing them as medical cannabis users and many are now in panic mode. The letter, which Health Canada says was sent to 40,000 people, comes in a white envelope, and has a return address…
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California physician notifying patients of breach involving old patient data
Here’s another case where a covered entity only learned about a breach when they were contacted by law enforcement. Kathleen E. Whisman, M.D. notified patients on August 5 that on or about April 11, she received a call from the San Ramon Police Department. They informed her that while investigating an ID theft ring,…
Ca: Patient privacy breach at Aberdeen Hospital revealed
CBC News reports: The Pictou County Health Authority is apologizing to dozens of people whose health records may have been viewed by an unauthorized health care professional. The privacy violation occurred in August when a person, who is not a Pictou County Health Authority employee, job shadowed another employee without approval at Aberdeen Hospital in New Glasgow….
CA: Redwood Memorial Hospital notifies over 1,000 patients that missing thumb drive held their PHI
On Monday, Redwood Memorial Hospital notified 1,039 patients by U.S. Postal Service of the discovery of a missing thumb drive that may have contained identifiable information. On Nov. 8, a hospital employee discovered that an unencrypted thumb drive was missing since Nov. 6 from the Cardiopulmonary Services Department at Redwood Memorial Hospital. At this time,…
Papen And Morales Call For Patient Information Security After Behavioral Health Audit
by Senator Howie C. Morales (D-Silver City) and Senate President Pro Tempore Mary Kay Papen (D-Las Cruces): …. If state law provides greater privacy protection than federal law, state law controls. New Mexico’s Children’s Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Act places limitations on the disclosure, without consent, of behavioral health information that could be…
Patients Worried About Compromised Records At AnMed
Oh my. Here’s an insider breach from earlier this year that I seem to have missed. WSPA had reported: Some patients of AnMed Health are worried their information is in the wrong hands. Hospital officials would not specify how many people received a letter which states someone accessed medical records without a legitimate reason. AnMed…