Jiselle Mack reports: ProMedica Bay Park Hospital is notifying more than 500 patients of a privacy breach of protected health information. According to a news release from ProMedica, an internal investigation revealed a previous employee accessed records of patients that were not directly under the employee’s treatment from April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014….
Advocate Health Escapes Class Action Over Data Breach
Law360 reports: An Illinois state court on Tuesday dismissed a putative class action claiming Advocate Health and Hospitals Group was responsible for breaching class members’ privacy when four laptop computers containing patient information were stolen from administrative offices.The court ruled the plaintiffs couldn’t show they’d actually been harmed or that their data was stolen or…
Los Angeles County moves to require computer encryption after medical data breach
Abby Sewell reports: Following a break-in at a county health contractor’s office that led to the theft of computers containing personal information about more than 342,000 patients, Los Angeles County supervisors moved to tighten protocols for protecting data. The county already requires that workers’ laptops be encrypted. The supervisors voted Tuesday to extend that policy…
Los Angeles County moves to require computer encryption after medical data breach
Abby Sewell reports: Following a break-in at a county health contractor’s office that led to the theft of computers containing personal information about more than 342,000 patients, Los Angeles County supervisors moved to tighten protocols for protecting data. The county already requires that workers’ laptops be encrypted. The supervisors voted Tuesday to extend that policy…
California bill would boost data breach notice requirements
AP reports that retailers would have to notify customers of data breaches under a bill that passed the state Assembly, AB1710. The bill also requires retailers to provide credit monitoring services. The bill passed the Assembly 43-24 on Tuesday, and now heads to the state Senate. Bill text.
ICO slaps Student Loans Company after multiple breaches
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has criticised the Student Loans Company Limited after a series of data breaches involving customers’ records. The business reported several incidents where information held about customers, including medical details and a psychological assessment, had been sent to the wrong people. An ICO investigation found that not enough checks were carried…