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Hundreds of medical records were found outside a Baltimore doctor’s office May 16, 2013
If you visit a doctor’s office, it’s not unusual to provide them with sensitive information. But Fox45 found something alarming… Read More
DENT Neurologic Institute informs 10,000 patients of a data breach May 16, 2013
Author Name Patrick Ouellette While human error is unavoidable from time to time, what healthcare organizations do to minimize the… Read More
A waste contractor in the U.K. is fined for dumping waste containing personal data of former care home residents May 13, 2013
A WASTE contractor has been prosecuted for fly-tipping personal documents from residents in a Hull care home. Benson Khiumba was… Read More
A U.K. hospital worker breaks into confidential records attempting to discredit a doctor May 10, 2013
By dave blackhurst A MAJOR investigation is today under way to find a hospital worker behind a high-level security breach… Read More
Veterans file a lawsuit over the health data breach at the VA in South Carolina May 7, 2013
Two veterans have filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs over a recent data breach at the William… Read More
The University of Rochester Medical Center notifies hundreds of patients of a data breach May 6, 2013
A security alert from the University of Rochester Medical Center. Hundreds of former orthopedic patients have had their personal information compromised. The… Read More
A woman discovers patient records on the doorstep of an abandoned building May 1, 2013
Author Name Patrick Ouellette Lakeshore Mental Health Institute of Tennessee has been associated with a strange patient data breach of… Read More
The Ponemon Institute estimates that medical identity theft affects 1.5 million people in the U.S April 30, 2013
By Jordan Robertson Arnold Salinas knows a lot about the person who stole his identity. He’s 5-foot-9, 190 pounds. He… Read More
Medical records from a U.K. hospital were discovered in a woman’s garden April 29, 2013
BY DONNA DEENEY Medical records containing intimate details of patients being treated in a Western Trust hospital have been dumped… Read More
Half of health care organizations surveyed don’t have confidence in detecting data theft or loss April 22, 2013
by Deanna Pogorelc As the use of mobile devices, file-sharing software and cloud services has been on the rise among… Read More