Donna Thornton reports: Community Health Systems and some of the Alabama hospitals it owns have been hit with a class action lawsuit in the wake of the disclosure that patients’ personal information has been compromised. Gadsden Regional Medical Center, Riverview Regional Medical Center and Anniston HMA and Foley Hospital Corporation — all owned by CHS…
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Third covered entity was victim of rogue Iron Mountain employees
In addition to the more than 49,000 patients of Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Medical Group whose records were allegedly stolen by employees of Iron Mountain and the 10,000 patients of the Long Beach Internal Medical Group whose records were stolen, PHIprivacy.net has uncovered a third victim. The Hand Care Center / Shoulder and Elbow Institute in Orange, California also…
Ca: Privacy breach sentencing significant for general deterrence: Crown attorney
Cory Hurley reports: The conviction and sentencing of a former hospital clerk who inappropriately accessed patient records is significant to deter any future breaches, according to Crown attorney Vikas Khaladkar. […] The Crown attorney requested a fine of $7,500 be imposed upon Colbourne, who pleaded guilty to inappropriately accessing 1,043 patient files between June 2011…
NY: Nurse gets 4 to 12 years in Albany Medical Center ID theft case
Robert Gavin reports: A licensed practical nurse was sentenced four to 12 years in state prison Tuesday for her role in stealing the identities of dozens of mostly elderly patients. Suzette Guzman-Moore and her boyfriend Emmett Woods were arrested May 7 for their roles in a scheme authorities said preyed on at least 50 patients. Read more on TimesUnion.com
Sentencing in Albany Medical Center breach prosecution
Jessica Riley reports: The boyfriend who helped a nurse steal identities from patients at Albany Med will spend up to 15 years in prison. Emmett Woods was sentenced Monday in Albany County Court. Woods and his girlfriend, Suzette Guzman-Moore, both pleaded guilty to several charges related to the identity theft case involving a number of…
UK: Nottinghamshire ambulance service loses more than 40,000 medical records
Peter Blackburn reports: The private medical records of more than 40,000 patients have been lost by the ambulance service for Nottinghamshire. The documents, including names, addresses, contact numbers and details of medical conditions, cover patients attended to by paramedics from September to November 2012. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) says the floppy disk containing the information…