The Canadian Press Sept. 23, 2011 It’s happened again. According to a report in The Canadian Press, personal medical information was found blowing down a Calgary street. The records were said to include names, birth dates, and surgical procedures. The privacy commissioner’s office says there have been several instances of confidential records being misplaced, citing one example of […]
Read More7NEWS Reporter Don Champion Oct. 3, 2011 A street sweeper in Aurora, CO found hundreds of sensitive dental patient records scattered near a Dumpster behind a shopping center on Oct. 2. In what could be considered a gross understatement, the report states that the street sweeper called the discovery an act of “carelessness.” The report […]
Read MoreWBTV – CHARLOTTE, NC Sept. 7, 2011 Records found reportedly discarded in a public recycling bin and thrown out by the doctor’s sons during a move from one office to another, lead to watershed finding. The article shows that NAID Members who are using the Doctors’ Office Marketing Program are on the right track, and […]
Read MoreBuffaloNews.com Aug. 27, 2011 A man was arrested in Hawaii as a result of the improper disposal of patient records from a closed eating-disorder clinic he purchased but never reopened. According to the report, Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) pursued the case. The report also makes clear that […]
Read MoreHeath Leaders Media August 8, 2011 Under the banner of “it could happen to anyone,” KPMG, the company hired by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to conduct nationwide HIPAA privacy and security compliance audits was responsible for a breach that includes the loss of an unencrypted flash drive and affects more than 4,500 patient […]
Read MoreThe Ledger May 6, 2011- Records containing up to 60 social security numbers were found in a recycling bin in Winter Haven , Florida. The material came from the office of Jeffrey Barnes, a Winter Haven periodontist. While the office does outsource their shredding, an employee inadvertently set magazines on top of the shredding box, […]
Read MoreThe US Department of Health and Human Services has announced special training for States’ AGs to encourage use of their new enforcement powers. To help State Attorneys General begin to implement their enforcement authority under the HITECH Act, OCR will hold a 2-day, instructor-led HIPAA Enforcement Training course in 4 locations across the country. These […]
Read MoreHealth and Human Service Feb. 22, 2011 The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that a covered entity, Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, MD (Cignet), violated the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). HHS has imposed a civil money […]
Read MorePatriotLedger.com Aug. 13, 2010 Thousands of records from four area hospitals were found at local dump, exposing sensitive patient data. Under Massachusetts law medical records must be disposed in a way that protects patient privacy, which courts have interpreted as shredding or burning. At press time there was no mention of an investigation or potential […]
Read MoreToronto Sun Oct. 28, 2010 A NAID-Canada investigation into the amount of confidential information available in commercial dumpsters led to an appearance on the country’s most-watched morning show, reports during the local 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. TV news broadcasts, and stories in every major Toronto newspaper. During the months of September and October, acting on commission […]
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