CBS News reports: The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs has responded to a CBS 2 exclusive, opening a review after the discovery that medical billing company M.D. Manage left sensitive information out in the open. As CBS 2’s Tony Aiello reported, the chief executive officer of M.D. Manage hid in his office rather than facing…
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WV Supreme Court says lawsuit against CAMC can go forward
Lydia Nuzum reports that a potential class-action lawsuit against Charleston Area Medical Center over an exposure breach disclosed in 2011 will be allowed to go forward after the West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the Kanawha Circuit Court denying the petitioners standing on the basis of potential for future harm. The Supreme Court sided with…
More details on the DeKalb Health breach
Remember that somewhat confusing breach disclosure by DeKalb Health back in April? If it helps, DeKalb Health informed HHS that the business associated involved was Ferguson Advertising, Inc. and that 1,361 patients were notified of the incident.
Follow-up to NYC Health & Hospitals Corp. breach that affected 1.7M
Sometimes, it takes years before we find out how HHS responded to a breach. A breach involving New York City Health & Hospitals Corporation that affected 1.7 million patients is a case in point. As reported previously on this blog, the breach occurred in December 2010 when backup tapes were stolen from the unlocked vehicle…
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…