The Easter Seal Society of Superior California is first sending out notification letters concerning a laptop stolen on December 10. From their notification letter: On December 10, 2013, an Easter Seal Society of Superior California (“Easter Seals”) employee’s vehicle was broken into and a number of items, including a work-issued laptop computer, were stolen. Upon…
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University of Miami Health System Loses Records Including Social Security Numbers
Allie Conti reports: The University of Miami Health System, one of South Florida’s largest health providers, has lost an indeterminate number of patient records including Social Security numbers and some health information. The Healthy System has been quietly informing patients of the Department of Otolaryngology of the loss, which was discovered more than six months…
MN: Olmsted Medical Center employee information breach (update 1)
Jenna Lohse reports: An investigation is underway after Olmsted Medical Center says somebody stole it’s employee’s personal information. Nobody from OMC would go on camera with us this afternoon. But we do know this is being treated as a criminal act and law enforcement, including the FBI, is now involved. A spokesman for Olmsted Medical Center says…
Miami Resident Pleads To Tax Fraud And Identity Theft – But Where Did She Get the PII?
Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Ashley Assgill Glover, 28, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government property, one count of possession of unauthorized devices, and one count of aggravated identity theft. Glover is scheduled to be sentenced by U.S. District Court…
FDNY might sell your personal health info? Not so fast….
Gary Buiso and Susan Edelman report that a revised privacy policy by the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) has got some people concerned. Find yourself lying in a city ambulance and your personal health information could be sold to the highest bidder. The FDNY has issued a murky patient-privacy notice that says it may use…
Privacy and Security Considerations of Telehealth
by Joseph Lorenzo Hall February 4, 2014 Telehealth – using telecommunication technologies to prevent illness and promote health – has incredible potential benefits. Telehealth can help reach underserved or remote populations, and it can also help reduce costs in general, while providing more real-time interaction between medical providers and patients. The benefits – and effectiveness – are becoming increasingly…