Twelve patients have filed a $50-million class action suit against the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System alleging that it was negligent in allowing their confidential information to be stolen. In April, law enforcement officials revealed that an identity theft ring had stolen data from more than 100 patients at North Shore University Hospital in […]
Read MoreORLANDO, Fla. – With tax season here, many consumers are sorting through plenty of documents loaded with personal information. Experts say any paperwork you don’t need to save should go right into the shredder, or risk your identity being stolen, especially in Florida. Diane Zartner has never been a victim of identity theft, but she’s […]
Read MoreFLORENCE, Ala. (WHNT) – A good Samaritan in the Shoals found medical records from a doctor’s office out of state. The man called WHNT News 19 to find out what to do because the files revealed the patient’s identity. The Florence man was collecting wooden pallets as part of his job when he noticed something […]
Read MoreLucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., and the Stanford University School of Medicine are notifying about 57,000 patients about a data breach that occurred Jan. 9, Healthcare IT News reports. The recent incident follows three other data breach incidents at Lucile Packard or Stanford University Medical Center since 2010 (McCann, Healthcare IT News, […]
Read MoreA change to the federal HIPAA rule adds security requirements for health care software developers and data backup services, classified as “business associates.” An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) could make IT companies more liable for leaked health information, said industry experts. Business associates now must meet the privacy and […]
Read MoreAURORA, Colo. — It’s personal information we vigorously protect. We know in the wrong hands—our social security number and birth date can lead to identity theft. But what about others we trust to keep that information secret? A viewer sent FOX31 a tip about medical records tossed in the trash at Southlands in Aurora. In […]
Read MoreFormer owners of a medical billing practice and four pathology groups in Massachusetts will collectively pay $140,000 to settle potential HIPAA allegations after medical records and billing information for some 67,000 patients were improperly disposed of at a public dump, Mass. Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Jan.7. The complaint, filed in Suffolk Superior Court, alleges […]
Read MoreA Davenport man has admitted helping a husband-and-wife team steal personal information in a scheme that accessed the records of 12,000 hospital patients, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Sergei Kusyakov, 38, pleaded guilty Monday to a count of conspiracy and four counts of wrongful disclosure of personal health information. […]
Read MoreHospice of North Idaho settles HIPAA security case for $50,000 The Hospice of North Idaho (HONI) has agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) $50,000 to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule. This is the first settlement involving a breach […]
Read MoreAMMON, Idaho – A man is questioning just how safe our medical records are, after he found volumes of records in the Dumpster behind his workplace. Related Content State officials were shredding the documents Thursday. Wes Dustin doesn’t want to share where he works, but he does want to share what he found there when […]
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