A Minnesota data breach case settlement could be the largest payout so far
News for October 7, 2013: A Minnesota data breach case settlement could be the largest payout so far.
Read MoreSanta Clara health unit reports a data breach a few days after the final HIPAA rule goes into effect
News for October 3, 2013: Santa Clara health unit reports a data breach a few days after the final HIPAA rule goes into effect.
Read MoreGoogle agrees to sign business associate agreements for organizations needing to comply with HIPAA
News for October 3, 2013: Google agrees to sign business associate agreements for organizations needing to comply with HIPAA.
Read MoreA dollar store worker found hundreds of medical records tossed behind the store last week
ORT ORANGE, Fla. —A Family Dollar store worker found hundreds of medical records that were tossed in a dumpster behind his Port Orange store recently. The records show patients’ show addresses, insurance information and social security numbers. “I think it is kind of scary that a doctor’s office would just throw out people’s files like […]
Read MoreA D.C. area news team discovers how easy it is to find private medical information online
You can find almost anything on the Internet these days. The News4 I-Team discovered with just a few clicks and a couple hundred dollars anyone can even buy private medical details online that only you and your doctor should know. “There are between one and two million Americans affected by medical identity theft each year,” […]
Read MoreSaskatchewan’s privacy commissioner released a report about health records ending up dumpsters and the good news is that it’s happening less often
By Barb Pacholik, Leader-Post REGINA — While Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner has recently released yet another report about health records ending up in a dumpster, the good news is that it’s happening far less often, says a spokesperson. “One of the most positive developments that we’ve seen over time is these reported incidents to our office […]
Read MoreMNsure officials are forced to explain a data breach at the Capitol
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A terminated MNsure employee who was blamed for a data security breach lead to the grilling of officials who sat before the Legislature’s Oversight Committee on Tuesday morning. An employee described by The Associated Press as a “broker-coordinator” with a starting salary of $62,000 a year was terminated on Friday. The […]
Read MoreReady or not, enforcement of the new HIPAA rules starts today
Washington’s enforcement of major changes to patient privacy rules starts this week, but many area doctors may not be ready. The new HIPAA “mega rule,” as it’s sometimes called, took effect in March and modifies health-care privacy and security requirements. Fast forward 6 months, when enforcement kicks in. “I’ve had experiences of meeting with physician […]
Read MoreA former Loyola University employee is charged with a felony after stealing a patient’s identity
Author Name Patrick Ouellette A former Loyola University Medical Center nurse, Katrina R. Spears, was charged with felony identity theft on Sept. 8 after stealing a Loyola patient’s identity and heavily affecting her credit. Riverside, Illinois police, according to chicago.cbslocal.com, revealed that Spears had opened several credit accounts in a Riverside patient’s name and purchased […]
Read MoreThe trust that runs Queen’s Hospital has seen staff data breaches almost double in the past year
The trust that runs Queen’s Hospital has seen data breaches by staff almost double in the past year. Med Buck, who chaired health watchdog Havering LINk before it was dissolvedMed Buck, who chaired health watchdog Havering LINk before it was dissolved Breaches included healthcare records left unattended, documentation lost or found and a breach of […]
Read More