It would appear that there’s been another breach involving Tampa General Hospital that may link to a tax refund fraud scheme. Jacqueline Ingles reports: Some patients at Tampa General Hospital face the possibility of having their identities stolen after private information made it into the wrong hands. […] According to hospital officials, on May 24, a…
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TN: Man accused of stealing identities from 10 cancer patients
Nick Kenney reports that a Tennessee man has been accused of stealing the identity information of hundreds of people, 10 of whom are cancer patients: “This is a major case of identity theft here,” said Chip Washington with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say Bell was running a forgery and ID theft ring from…
Ca: Doctor lost control of patient records because of failure to sign contract with EMR provider
Kevin Vink rerports: A local physician reported the loss of control over more than 1,500 patient records when she was unable to retrieve them upon leaving the Didsbury Medical Clinic to start a clinic of her own, according to officials. Following an investigation by the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) of Alberta, Rachel Hayward, portfolio…
Caledonia Home Health and Hospice notifies patients of stolen Netbook
Vermont-based Caledonia Home Health and Hospice is notifying patients after Netbook was stolen from an employee’s home on July 20. In a letter dated August 6 to those affected, the hospice writes: The Netbook contained the home health program, Palmwyse in which patient protected information, including social security numbers, was documented. A police report has been filed…
Walgreens Sued for Sharing Patient’s Private Medical Info
Josh Crank provides additional coverage on a case previously mentioned on this blog: A jury ordered Walgreen Co. to pay $1.44 million to an Indiana woman after one of its pharmacists illegally accessed and shared her medical information. But according to conventional legal wisdom, that lawsuit should never have made it to trial. The suit…
Tiger Team reviews accounting of patient data disclosures
Patrick Ouellette reports: Yesterday’s HIT Policy Committee Privacy & Security Tiger Team meeting discussed the background of accounting of disclosures for patient data and brought forward prevalent topics for its Sept. 6 virtual hearing. The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) had been investigating the accounting of disclosures issue and requested that the Tiger Team hold…