Category: Healthcare

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1. 600 Patients' Data Stolen With Laptop

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (5 hours, 28 min ago) Consumer , Healthcare , Lastest Data Breaches

   Fraser Health Authority data loss incident circa 2010-09-02
   

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2. Patient data lost with stolen laptop

   View all 3 articles » Explore Article BCLocalNews.com (6 hours, 18 min ago) Healthcare , Lastest Data Breaches

   Fraser Health has informed 600 patients their personal information was compromised when an unencrypted laptop computer was stolen from Burnaby Hospital Aug. 21.
   

   Car thieves get personal data on Portland psychology patients, unemployed Oregonians - oregonlive.com  
   Doctor Alerts Patients After Laptop Swiped - kptv.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Equifax

3. Implementation of Red Flags Rule delayed until appeals court rules on lawsuit

   Explore Article Modern Medicine (Sep 2 2010) Corporate , Healthcare , Compliance

   Under intense pressure from numerous businesses and members of Congress, the FTC on May 28 delayed enforcement of the Red Flags Rule from the previous effective date of June 1, 2010, to Dec. 31. The latest action means that physician compliance likely will be delayed past that date. The extension until Dec. 31 was the fifth delay to which the ...
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   FTC   Washington   Health Insurance Portability

4. Almost 13 Million Records Breached in 2010…So Far

   Explore Article CIO - Blogs and Discussion (Aug 30 2010) Corporate , Healthcare , Higher Ed , Compliance , Data Breach

   NetworkWorld reports that businesses suffered the most breaches, making up 35% of the total. Medical and healthcare services accounted for 29.1% of breaches. The government and military made up 16.2% of breaches. Banking, credit, and financial services experienced 10.5% of breaches, and 9.2% of breaches occurred in educational institutes.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Robert Siciliano   McAfee

5. 200 Patients Information Exposed Due To Former Employee'S Password Used To Access Medical Records

   Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Aug 29 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Lastest Data Breaches

   The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg & Calhoun Counties data loss incident circa 2010-08-26
   

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6. New Senate Legislation Tackles Data Breaches, Echoes HITECH Act

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article ihealthbeat.org (Aug 18 2010) Government , Healthcare , Compliance

   Proposed legislation designed to crack down on breaches of consumers' personal information could have implications for the health care industry, HealthLeaders Media reports.
   

   Data Security Breach Bill Calls for Strict Notification - healthleadersmedia.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   HealthLeaders Media

7. With No Harm Threshold, Nearly All Breaches Substantiated in CA

   Explore Article healthleadersmedia.com (Aug 26 2010) Healthcare , Compliance , Data Breach

   California, the state that signed a precedent-setting privacy law, fields more than 220 notifications of potential breaches from licensed facilities per month, according to numbers released by the state's Department of Public Health.
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   California   Department of Public Health

8. Study: Hospitals, only 2 percent meaningful use ready

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Aug 26 2010) Healthcare

   U.S. hospitals have a lot of work to do to transform the current paper-based healthcare system to an electronic one, say the authors of a new Harvard study. The study, which was conducted by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), found adoption of basic or comprehensive EHRs by U.S. hospitals increased modestly from 8.7 percent in 2008 to 11.9 percent in 2009.
   

   Feds urged to dial-up care coordination goals - healthcareitnews.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Boston   EHR   Electronic Health Records

9. Almost one in four security breaches affected health centers in 2010: survey

   View all 2 articles » Explore Article DOTmed.com (Aug 9 2010) Corporate , Healthcare , Compliance , Data Breach , Reports

   Almost one out of four data security breaches affected health care centers in 2010, according to reports, though the numbers are likely somewhat padded by mandatory breach reporting data added this year. Still, the numbers are leading privacy rights advocates to push for tougher disclosure laws.
   

   Blumenthal: Yale data breach a reminder of 'legal and moral obligation to protect privacy' - healthcareitnews.com  
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   HHS   Itrc   Health Insurance Portability

10. Kentucky hospital loses thousands of medical records

    View all 2 articles » Explore Article DOTmed.com (Aug 24 2010) Healthcare , Data Breach

    A laptop stolen from a Kentucky hospital might be putting the privacy of patients at risk. The University of Kentucky said Sunday it was informing 2,027 patients that a laptop stolen in June might contain their personal medical information.
    

    Mass. hospitals investigate exposure of records - Boston.com  
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Kentucky   Lexington

11. 7,000 patient names, birth dates, and some Social Security numbers stolen from laptop in building

    Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Aug 20 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Lastest Data Breaches

    Cook County Health & Hospitals System data loss incident circa 2010-08-20
    

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12. Stolen laptop exposes medical information of 1,000 individuals at Yale School of Medicine

    Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Aug 19 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Higher Ed , Lastest Data Breaches

    Yale University data loss incident circa 2010-08-18
    

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13. Medical council files motion in red-flags case

    Explore Article home.modernhealthcare.com (Aug 19 2010) Government , Healthcare , Compliance

    The Council of Medical Specialty Societies, a Chicago-based organization that counts among its members 30 medical societies and some 600,000 physicians, has filed a motion to intervene on an existing case that seeks to block the Federal Trade Commission from making doctors follow the same “red flags” rule as banks for preventing, detecting and...
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Federal Trade Commission

14. Survey: Data breach prevention top of mind for IT decision makers

    Explore Article healthcareitnews.com (Aug 17 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , Data Breach , ID Theft Prevention

    Preventing patient data breaches is cited as the number one priority for healthcare IT decision makers, but work remains for complying with security regulations, according to a national survey that examines IT trends in healthcare. The 2010 Healthcare IT Survey, a poll of 600 decision-makers across hospitals in the U.S. and Canada, was conducted via Zoomerang, an online survey services provider, for Lexington, Mass.-based Imprivata, which develops enterprise authentication and access management solutions.
    

    Comment on Article Mentions:   Lexington   Healthcare   Kathleen Sebelius

15. 16,000 Patient Names, Medical Record Numbers, Social Security Numbers, Dates Of Birth, Hospital Admission Dates And Insurer Information Stolen From Two Desktop Computers

    Explore Article OSF Data Loss Database (Aug 17 2010) Consumer , Healthcare , ID Theft Prevention , Lastest Data Breaches

    Montefiore Medical Center data loss incident circa 2010-07-30
    

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