The Oregon State Hospital today notified patients that printed documents containing protected patient information were among items stolen from an Oregon State Hospital supervisor’s car on Friday, April 13th. There were three sets of documents taken, two of which included protected patient information: 1. A printed list of the names, hospital identification numbers, treating physicians…
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University of Houston College of Optometry Clinic Posts Breach Alert
Alert posted on University of Houston College of Optometry‘s web site: La Nueva Casa de Amigos Eye Clinic, a neighborhood clinic of the University of Houston College of Optometry, has notified about 7,000 individuals of a potential data exposure involving a computer containing clinic patient records. The university is not aware of any wrongful use…
Doctor's laptop + unattended car = you can write the news story…
We could all write the news report by now as it’s same old, same old. Erik Rosales reports: A Fresno doctor is offering a $500.00 reward for the save return of a stolen computer. For more than 20 years, Dr. Gloria Traje-Quitoriano has helped heal sick kids in the area. Her office is in downtown…
Hospital Blamed for Pictures of Dead Son
Kevin Koeninger reports on a lawsuit with some distressing allegations. It seems that Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester allegedly allowed three youth access to the corpse of a young gunshot victim. The youth were not related to the deceased young man (although seemingly told hospital staff that they were), and took photos of his corpse…
Don't tell me about "lessons learned" when breaches are frequent and measured in the hundreds of thousands at a time
In the last month or so, we’ve seen breaches of healthcare records where each breach is measured in the hundreds of thousands. There was the Utah Dept of Health breach, the South Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services breach, and the Emory Healthcare System breach. But it’s not just here that huge breaches involving…
OR: Stolen computer jeopardizes medical records
Ty Steele of KVAL in Oregon reports: Patients of a Eugene medical clinic are worried about protecting their identities after a security breach. Nancy Shepherd of Cottage Grove said her parents, both of whom are in their late 70s, received a troubling notice from the office of Dr. Rex Smith, a podiatrist. “Important security and…