AP reports: A little-known side to the government’s health insurance website is prompting renewed concerns about privacy, just as the White House is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections for consumers. It works like this: When you apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, dozens of data companies may be able to tell that you are on the site….
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Stolen Northwestern Memorial Healthcare computer had information of 2,800 patients
Carlos Sadovi reports: Nearly 3,000 patients are being notified that a laptop computer stolen in October contained health information from patients of the Northwestern Memorial Healthcare group, hospital officials said Friday The 2,800 people had been patients of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Group, officials said in press release…
Memorial Healthcare System apologizes for e-mail gaffe exposing patient info
Memorial Healthcare System in Florida has had another breach, it seems. From the substitute notice they posted on their web site in October: NOTICE REGARDING AN EMAIL SENT TO PATIENTS REGARDING “BREAKING THE SILENCE” EVENT Memorial Healthcare System (Memorial) is committed to maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of patient information at all times. We are…
Sony Breach May Have Exposed Employee Healthcare, Salary Data
Brian Krebs reports: The recent hacker break-in at Sony Pictures Entertainment appears to have involved the theft of far more than unreleased motion pictures: According to multiple sources, the intruders also stole more than 25 gigabytes of sensitive data on tens of thousands of Sony employees, including Social Security numbers, medical and salary information. Several files being…
Prime Healthcare and Shasta Regional still don't get HIPAA?
Remember the case of a patient whose PHI was disclosed to media by Shasta Regional Center and Prime Healthcare? If you don’t, just search this site for “Prime Healthcare,” and you’ll find a slew of coverage, including a $95,000 fine by California and a $275,000 settlement with OCR after they stubbornly insisted they had not violated…
Turkey halts biometric healthcare registration
Planet Biometrics reports: Turkey’s Council of State has ruled that biometric registration of patients must stop as it is unconstitutional. The body made the decision in response to lawsuits raised against scanning patient’s palms by the Turkish Physicians Association and other groups. The Turkish Social Security Institution introduced biometric identification for patients in 2012 to…