Kirk Mitchell reports: A laptop computer with patient medical information has been stolen from a little medical business called Colorado Neurodiagnostics, police say. The laptop contains data including patient names, dates of birth and clinical information, according to Kari Hershey, Littleton police spokeswoman. No Social Security numbers, financial information, addresses, or phone numbers were on…
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Inside a VA breach investigation
A breach involving the Denver VA center was reported in the VA’s most recent monthly report to Congress. I’m including it here because it shows how thorough the VA can be in investigating breaches – and how time-consuming and labor-intensive it can be when someone neglects security measures like a cable: Incident Summary Two biomedical device laptops were…
Ontario's doctors support action taken by Ontario Privacy Commissioner
The OMA supports recent action taken by Ontario Privacy Commissioner Dr. Ann Cavoukian to prevent the indiscriminate disclosure of attempted suicide information by the Toronto Police Service (TPS). Mental health information is extremely sensitive in nature; widespread access to this information by the police and other authorities in the absence of a real and pressing threat to public safety…
Private medical records found at public dumpster in Manchester Twp
Rebecca Hanlon reports that patients’ medical records were found at a public dumpster. The records appear to belong to Dr. R. Dale McCormick of York Academy of Surgery. Attempts by the news outlet to reach the doctor were unsuccessful, and his office appeared vacant. Read more on YDR.
CT Attorney General Investigating Possible Data Breach At Community Health Center
Shawn R. Beals reports: The state Attorney General is investigating a possible data breach at the Community Health Center after a complaint by the non-profit health center’s former information technology director. Ali Eslami, who worked for CHC for 14 years before he was fired in February, said he has been in contact with attorneys there…
UK: Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust signs undertaking
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: An undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. This follows an investigation whereby the local press were handed a patient handover sheet containing details of 18 patients. The sensitive personal data was found on a table in a…