Last May, I reported on a breach affecting patients at Piedmont Healthcare and Presbyterian Anesthesia Associates in North Carolina whose website host, E-dreamz, had been hacked. At the time, I noted that not only patient data but some employee information was involved for Piedmont. Today, Kathryn Burcham of WSOC-TV reports that dozens of Piedmont Healthcare employees…
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Healthcare security stuck in Stone Age
Erin McCann reports: The new 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report highlights a concerning carelessness regarding privacy and security, specific to the healthcare industry. “They seem to be somewhat behind the curve as far as implementing the kinds of controls we see other industries already implemented,” said Suzanne Widup, senior analyst on the Verizon RISK…
Sutherland Healthcare identifies additional patients to notify of breach (UPDATED)
Sutherland Healthcare Solutions, who disclosed a breach affecting over 220,000 patients in California, discovered that additional patients had information on the stolen computers and is now sending them notification letters. Update: Abby Sewell of the Los Angeles Times reports: Los Angeles County officials said Thursday that 170,200 additional victims have been identified in a theft…
Healthcare Employer’s Termination Letter Provides Basis For Court to Allow Discovery of Patient Contact Information
Jeffrey M. Schlossberg writes: Employers faced with the inevitable task of terminating an employee’s employment often inquire whether to provide the employee with written reasons for the termination; or, if they are required to provide an explanation of the termination, they ask what should be included in the explanation. Except in a limited number of…
Expert Hacks Healthcare.gov in 4 Minutes
Well, no, they didn’t hack it. They didn’t even have to, it seems. Keith Koffler reports: Security consultant David Kennedy, who has testified before Congress about the flaws in Healthcare.gov that have made people’s information unsafe, revealed Monday he was able to gain access to the personal records of 70,000 Obamacare enrollees in four minutes….
KY: UK HealthCare warns 1,079 patients after laptop with their info stolen from Talyst employee
LEX18 reports: UK HealthCare [University of Kentucky HealthCare] is notifying more than 1,000 patients about a breach of protected health information. Officials say someone stole a password protected lap-top owned by a business partner of the hospital. They say that laptop contains confidential information about current and former patients. Read more on LEX18 A statement…