KATU reports: Oregon Health and Science University is contacting more than 4,000 patients after a laptop containing some of their personal information was stolen from a vacation rental home in Hawaii last month. Information from 4,022 patients was on the computer, according to OHSU spokesman Jim Newman. The surgeon who had the computer was using…
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center notifies patients of billing statement breach
On March 22, MyHighPlains.com reported that Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) had experienced a breach that resulted in 700 patients’ billing statements being sent to the wrong addresses. The breach was also disclosed that day on TTUHSC’s web site and in a press release identical to the statement posted on their web site. In…
Granger Clinic may have lost patients’ appointment documents
Jennifer Dobner reports: A West Valley City-based medical clinic has alerted federal health officials of a possible data breach after a collection of about 2,600 medical appointment records slated for shredding went missing. The Granger Medical Clinic records had been printed from an electronic scheduling database and included the names of patients, the dates and…
U. of Mississippi Medical Center notifies patients seen between 2008 – 2013 of breach
Their notice, posted on their site: This notice is to inform University of Mississippi Medical Center patients of a recent breach of patient health and personal information. Federal and state laws require health-care institutions to notify patients potentially affected by such incidents. In this case, due to insufficient contact information for those who may be…
New Disease Registry Gives Patients Some Privacy
Courtney Humphries reports on something that sounds really exciting: As advances in genomics, molecular analysis, and data processing have propelled disease research forward, scientists and drug developers still face a formidable challenge: recruiting patients for their studies. Genetic Alliance, a nonprofit that advocates for people with rare genetic disorders, is launching a new site called Reg4All that…
South Miami Hospital patient reports tax refund fraud following insider breach
More on the South Miami Hospital insider breach: Myriam Masihy of NBC6 reports that Pictures taken in February and March of 2012 show Alci Bonannee and Chante Mozley, two convicted identity thieves, withdrawing cash from several banks in Broward County. The federal government says the money came from stolen tax refunds that belonged to people…