PHI of 17,000 Independence Blue Cross Members Was Exposed Online
Independence Blue Cross in Philadelphia has notified 17,000 of its plan members that their protected health [...]
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CMS Investigates Fairview Southdale Hospital Patient Privacy Violation
The HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has investigated Fairview Southdale Hospital in [...]
Email-Related Breaches Reported by Hopebridge and United Methodist Homes
Hopebridge, a healthcare organization that operates a network of 28 autism treatment centers across the [...]
Texas Nurse Fired for Sharing PHI on Social Media
A nurse employed at Texas Children’s Hospital has lost her job as a result of sharing protected health [...]
Acadiana Computer Systems Phishing Attack Impacts 31,000 Individuals
Lafayette, Louisiana-based Acadiana Computer Services Inc., provides software and business solutions to the [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Report for August 2018
In August, 28 healthcare data breaches were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights which represents a [...]
Over 21,000 Patients’ PHI Potentially Exposed Due to Reliable Respiratory Phishing Attack
Reliable Respiratory, a respiratory care provider located in Norwood, MA, has experienced a phishing attack [...]
New Mexico Hospital Health Records Found Scattered in the Street
The New Mexico Department of Health is conducting an investigation into how the confidential medical files of [...]
HIPAA Violation Cases: 2013 – 2017
This page contains a summary of HIPAA violation cases which led to settlements with the Department of Health [...]
1,790 Patients Impacted by Phishing Attack on Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Los Angeles
Authentic Recovery Center, a drug and alcohol treatment center based in West Los Angeles, recently [...]
PHI of 19,570 Missouri Care Members Exposed Due to Mailing Error
An error in a Missouri Care mailing reminding parents to book well-child appointments has resulted in the [...]
McAlester Hospital Sued Over Impermissible Disclosure of PHI and HIPAA Violation
Dennis and Wayne Russell’s adopted two-year old son Keon died in a tragic swimming pool [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Report for July 2018
July 2018 is by far the worst month in 2018 with respect to healthcare data breaches. There were 33 [...]
PHI of 4,000 Patients of Colorado Dermatology Potentially Accessed
Central Colorado Dermatology (CCD) has informed more than 4,000 patients that hackers have potentially [...]
Legacy Health Phishing Attack Exposed 38,000 Patients’ PHI
Legacy Health has discovered an unauthorized individual has accessed its email system and potentially viewed [...]
9,350 Patients of Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute Warned About Data Breach
The Gordon Schanzlin New Vision Institute located in La Jolla, CA, has informed thousands of patients that [...]
Anthem’s $115 Million Data Breach Settlement Finally Approved
Anthem Inc. proposed a $115 million settlement in 2017 to resolve the class action lawsuits filed by the [...]
InterAct of Michigan Email Account Compromised Exposing 1,290 Patients’ PHI
The mental health and substance abuse treatment provider InterAct of Michigan has announced that [...]
Adams County Government Data Breach Impacts 258,000 People
A data security breach has occurred in Adams County, Wisconsin where the personal identification information, [...]
Augusta University Health Phishing Attacks Affected 417,000 People
Augusta University Health has announced it has experienced a data breach that has affected approximately [...]
Did the Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs Violate HIPAA Rules?
Three Democrat lawmakers have accused the Oklahoma Department of Veteran Affairs of violating Health [...]
13,034 Patients Affected by MedSpring Urgent Care Breach
MedSpring Urgent Care, a network of emergency care clinics located in Austin, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Fort [...]
More Than 3.14 Million Healthcare Records Were Exposed in Q2, 2018
Protenus has released its Q2 2018 Breach Barometer Report – A summary and analysis of healthcare data [...]
PHI of 300,000 SSM Health Patients Exposed
Approximately 300,000 patients of SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City, Missouri have been [...]
Four Healthcare Data Breaches Exposed the PHI of 9,400 Patients
This is a summary of data breaches that have recently to the Department of Health and Human Services’ [...]
UnityPoint Health Phishing Attack Affects 1.4 Million Patients
A phishing attack on UnityPoint Health has allowed hackers to gain access to the protected health information [...]
19,000 Patients of Orlando Orthopaedic Center Affected by Transcription Service Provider Breach
The protected health information (PHI) of over 19,000 patients was exposed due to an error by a transcription [...]
Confluence Health Discovers Phishing Attack Resulted in PHI Exposure
A data breach has been reported by Confluence Health, a non-profit health system managing Wenatchee Valley [...]
17,000 Patients’ PHI Exposed in Oregon and Massachusetts
The medical records of more than 17,000 patients have been exposed in two data breaches in Oregon and [...]
$150,000 Settlement Proposed by Flowers Hospital for 2014 Data Breach
A class action lawsuit filed in the aftermath of a data breach at Flowers Hospital in Dothan, Alabama in 2014 [...]
More than 105,000 Individuals Affected by Healthcare Phishing Attack
Boys Town National Research Hospital (Boys Town) in Omaha, NE has discovered that an employee was fooled by a [...]
Malware and Ransomware Attack on Blue Springs Family Care Affects Almost 45,000 Patients
Blue Springs Family Care in Missouri was attacked with ransomware resulting in the encryption of [...]
3,775 Patients Informed of Unauthorized Access to a New York Physician’s Computer
Ruben U. Carvajal, MD, a doctor in New York, has started informing his patients that unauthorized individuals [...]
M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center Employees Fired Over Snapchat Photo Sharing
Thompson Health’s M.M. Ewing Continuing Care Center, a nursing home in Canandaigua, NY, has discovered that [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Report for June 2018
Reported healthcare data breaches in June 2018 increased by 13.8% month-over-month although there were 42.48% [...]
44,600 Patients Affected by Golden Heart Administrative Professionals Ransomware Attack
Golden Heart Administrative Professionals based in Fairbanks, AK is a billing company that serves as a [...]
Phishing Attacks on Sunspire Health and UPMC Cole Compromised Several Employee Email Accounts
Two more healthcare companies have announced they have been victims of phishing attacks that have allowed [...]
LabCorp Attacked with Ransomware But PHI Access Still Not Confirmed
LabCorp, a major network of clinical laboratories in the U.S., experienced a cyberattack that potentially [...]
Phishing Attack on Alive Hospice Compromised Patients’ PHI
Alive Hospice in Tennessee has discovered the email accounts of two employees were compromised after the [...]
UMC Physicians and MSK Group Notify Patients of PHI Breach
The email account of a doctor at UMC Physicians in Texas was hacked, which resulted to the potential exposure [...]
Billings Clinic Employee’s Email Account Hacked Exposing 8,400 Patients’ PHI
The protected health information (PHI) of 8,400 patients contained in the email account of an employee of [...]
PHI of HIV Patients Exposed Because Metro Health Employee Made a Mistake
According to a report published in The Tennessean, a Metro Health employee made an error that resulted in the [...]
Factors that Increase the Cost of Resolving a Data Breach
The Ponemon Institute and IBM have explained several factors that impact the cost of data breaches in the [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Costs Now $408 Per Record
The Ponemon Institute has conducted its annual Cost of a Data Breach Study on behalf of IBM Security, which [...]
Lack of Authentication Controls on MedEvolve FTP Server Exposed Patients’ PHI
An FTP server used by MedEvolve, a provider of billing and medical record services to healthcare providers, [...]
Lawsuit Filed Against Children’s Mercy Hospital for Data Breach of 63,000 Patients’ PHI
A lawsuit has been filed against Children’s Mercy Hospital following a phishing attack that resulted in the [...]
Arkansas Children’s Hospital Employee Terminated For PHI Theft Involvement
Law enforcement is investigating a former employee of Arkansas Children’s Hospital for being involved in [...]
EHR Vendor’s Coding Error Caused the Impermissible Sharing of Patient Health Data
The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has informed 150,000 patients that their health data was shared for [...]
Main Line Health Wins Age Discrimination Case Filed By Terminated Employee
In 2016, Main Line Health Inc. based in Radnor, PA dismissed an employee named Gloria Terrell for a violation [...]
Ransomware Attack on Cass Regional Medical Center Shuts Down EHR System
Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO has announced it suffered a ransomware attack at 11 am on [...]
Manitowoc County Phishing Attack Resulted in PHI Theft
Manitowoc County in Wisconsin fell victim to a phishing attack resulting in the theft of protected health [...]
Humana Notifies Members About Sophisticated Cyber Spoofing Attack That Exposed PHI
Humana is informing members about a “sophisticated spoofing attack” which potentially resulted in [...]
Healthcare Employee Indicted for Criminal HIPAA Violations
A former patient information coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has been indicted by [...]
Potential Theft of PHI from Alaska DHSS Due to Zeus Trojan Infection
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (ADHSS) is informing ‘over 500’ persons that hackers [...]
PHI of 870 Patients of Michigan Medicine Potentially Exposed Due to Laptop Theft
Michigan Medicine has informed 870 of its patients that an unencrypted laptop computer has been stolen, [...]
PHI Breach at Associated Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena Impacts 1,254 Patients
A breach of physical protected health information (PHI) has been reported by Associated Dermatology & [...]
Grant Medical Center Repeatedly Sent Faxes with PHI to the Wrong Recipient
OhioHealth’s Grant Medical Center sent faxes containing the protected health information (PHI) of a [...]
PHI Breach Due to Interception of Unencrypted Hospital Pages
Outdated pager systems have now been replaced by secure messaging systems in many healthcare organizations. [...]
Washington Health System Employees Suspended for Unauthorized PHI Access
Washington Health System has suspended a number of its employees after discovering they inappropriately [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Report for May 2018
In April 2018, 41 healthcare data breaches were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. The 29 [...]
Med Associates Breach Potentially Affected 270,000 Patients
Med Associates in Latham, NY is a health billing company that provides claims services to over 70 healthcare [...]
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Ordered to Pay $4.3 Million HIPAA Violation Penalty
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently issued its fourth largest [...]
Employee Guilty of PHI Theft Jailed: Snooping Employees Fired
An ex-employee of Veteran Affairs Medical Center in Long Beach, CA named Albert Torres, 51, was sentenced to [...]
Burglaries in Corpus Christi and San Francisco Resulted in PHI Breach
Patients of two HIPAA-covered entities received notification that their protected health information (PHI) [...]
Is SendGrid HIPAA Compliant?
SendGrid is a platform that companies use for email marketing. It makes communicating marketing messages to [...]
Phishing Attack on HealthEquity Potentially Compromised Members’ PHI
HealthEquity Inc based in Draper, UT, suffered a phishing attack which resulted in the protected health [...]
Phishing Attack on Terros Health Potentially Exposed 1,600 Patients’ PHI
An employee working for Terros Health in Phoenix, AZ fell for a phishing scam and inadvertently disclosed [...]
Ransomware Attack on Rise Wisconsin Potentially Impacted 3,700 Plan Members
Rise Wisconsin is notifying over 3,700 plan members of an incident that has potentially resulted in an [...]
Nurse Faces 12-Months Suspension for Disclosing Patient Information to New Employer
A nurse practitioner has had her license to practice suspended for 12 months by the New York State Education [...]
Server and Email Hacking Potentially Compromised PHI of Patients
Hacking incidents continue to dominate healthcare data breach reports. One such incident has recently been [...]
Impostor and Burglar Obtained the PHI of Patients
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois has discovered the the protected health information (PHI) of a number of [...]
Healthcare Employees Stole Patients’ PHI to Take to New Employers
Former employees of two HIPAA-covered entities accessed and stole patients’ protected health information [...]
Potential Legal Action Over EMS Worker Due to Facebook Post
Kathy Raymond from Roane County, TN, is considering taking legal action against an EMS worker over a Facebook [...]
Two Lawsuits Filed Over Alleged HIPAA Violations
Two lawsuits have recently been filed over violations of HIPAA Rules. One case involved a former employee of [...]
Aetna Attempts to Recover Privacy Breach Settlement Costs By Filing Further Lawsuit
Another lawsuit has been filed by Aetna in an attempt to recover the costs incurred due to a 2017 privacy [...]
Purdue University Discovered Two Security Breaches Potentially Compromising PHI
Purdue University’s security team discovered two security breaches in April that potentially allowed [...]
Dignity Health Reported to OCR Multiple Data Breaches
Dignity Health reported multiple data breaches and HIPAA violations to the Department of Health and Human [...]
Aultman Health Foundation Phishing Attack Potentially Impacts 42,600 Patients
Aultman Health Foundation is informing around 42,600 patients that their protected health information (PHI) [...]
Minnesota Ransomware Attack Potentially Impacted 6,500 Patients
The Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology (APP) based in Rochester, MN had a ransomware attack which [...]
HHS OCR Plans to Give HIPAA Breach Victims Percentage of Breach Settlements
In the 2009 Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, there’s a [...]
LifeBridge Health Data Breach Impacts 538,000 Patients
LifeBridge Health in Baltimore experienced a data breach which was mentioned in a press release on May 16, [...]
Transcription Company Web Portal Breach Exposed Patients’ Medical Notes
MEDantex, a transcription company, inadvertently left patient healthcare information unsecured and openly [...]
Malware Attack on Florida Hospital Websites Potentially Exposed Patients’ PHI
Florida Hospital utilizes three websites that were attacked by malware. Due to the malware attack, it is very [...]
Jury to Decide If Psychiatrist’s Dismissal was Indeed Due to HIPAA Violation
Steward Healthcare System in Boston fired Dr. Alexander Lipin, a psychiatrist, for allegedly violating HIPAA [...]
Indiana Physicians Group Attacked with SamSam Ransomware
Part of Allied Physicians Group of Michiana’s network was down because of a ransomware attack. This [...]
Lincare Agreed to Pay $875,000 to Settle W-2 Phishing Scam Lawsuit
Lincare Inc, a respiratory therapy supplier company, agreed to pay $875,000 as settlement for a class-action [...]
Problems Faced by Providers in Processing Copies of Patient Health Records
In a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) audit as required by the 21st Century Cures Act, the [...]
Healthcare Data Breach Report for April 2018
April was a bad month for the healthcare industry because of the higher number of data breaches and the [...]
Nuance Communications Data Breach Potentially Impacts 45,000 Patients
Nuance Communications based in Burlington, MA filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission about [...]
2,553 Eye Care Surgery Center Patients’ PHI Potentially Exposed
Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc, which is located in Baton Rouge, LA, discovered on February 26, 2018 that one [...]
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas Breach Exposed 8,300 Patients’ PHI
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas (CPRF) discovered on March 10, 2018 that the security protection [...]
Patients Filed Class Action Lawsuit on UnityPoint Health Over Misleading Data Breach Notification
UnityPoint Health discovered a data breach on February 15, 2018 that resulted to the exposure of the [...]
17,639 Capital Digestive Care Patients’ PHI Exposed
Capital Digestive Care, an MD-based gastroenterology group in Silver Spring, discovered the error that its [...]
Protenus Q1 2018 Report Highlights the Problem of Insider Breaches in Healthcare
The Protenus’ quarterly breach barometer report is a compilation of data breach information provided by [...]
3 Employees of University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Fired for Patient Privacy Violation
The University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS) fired three employees because of an alleged violation of [...]
Massachusetts Doctor Found Guilty of Criminal HIPAA Violation
It’s not very common for HIPAA violations to get criminal penalties, but there are cases when the [...]
PHI of 85,000 Patients of Center for Orthopedic Specialists Impacted by Ransomware Attack
Patients consulting with the Center for Orthopaedic Specialists received warning that some of their protected [...]
PHI of 100 Patients In the Possession of a Terminated Employee
An employee of Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has the protected health information (PHI) [...]
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers Notified 2,889 Patients of PHI Breach
Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers discovered on March 1, 2018 an email account breach, which resulted to [...]
Mailing Printing Error Resulted to the Exposure of 3,000 Patients’ PHI
Maximus Inc is a business process management and technology solutions company providing their services to [...]
Breach Notification of Integrated Rehab Consultants’ Patients Took Longer Than 60 Days
The physiatry group Integrated Rehab Consultants (IRC) based in Chicago, IL sent notification letters to some [...]
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s Lost Hard Drives Contained 2,100 patients’ PHI
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare discovered on February 6, 2018 that two hard drives from the Chesapeake [...]
PHI of 42,000 Patients Exposed Due to Server Misconfiguration
The protected health information of 42,000 patients of a New York medical practice was exposed online because [...]
Victims of CVS Caremark Data Breach Filed a Class Action Lawsuit for Damages
The patients of CVS Caremark filed a lawsuit against CVS and its mailing vendor, Fiserve, on March 21, 2018 [...]
Two Cases of PHI Theft by Healthcare Employees Severely Penalized
Employees can be severely penalized for violating HIPAA rules especially if they are involved in the theft of [...]
Protenus’ Healthcare Breach Barometer Report for February 2018
Protenus’ Healthcare Breach Barometer Report for February 2018 has been published. The report talks about [...]
Summary Report of Healthcare Data Breaches in February 2018
February may have the least number of days in a month, but the number of reported healthcare data breaches [...]
ShopRite Failed to Dispose of Electronic Device Properly Exposing 9,956 PHI
An electronic device used by ShopRite Pharmacy in Millville, New Jersey for capturing customer signature was [...]
EmblemHealth to Pay NY Attorney General’s Office $575,000 for HIPAA Breach
EmblemHealth had a mailing error in 2016 that resulted in the disclosure of 81,122 Health Insurance claim [...]
PHI of 1,882 UVa Patients Exposed Due to Malware Infection
A professional hacker accessed the healthcare records of about 1,900 patients of the University of Virginia [...]
6,550 Jemison Internal Medicine Patients Potentially Affected by Ransomware Attack
Jemison Internal Medicine of Alabama had a ransomware attack on December 20, 2017. Electronic health records [...]
MUSC Terminates 13 Employees in 2017 Over PHI Violations
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) demonstrated how seriously it takes protected health information [...]
Characteristics of Hospital Data Breaches in the US Revealed in AJMC Study
A study published in the American Journal of Managed Care looked into the typical characteristics of hospital [...]
Ransomware Attack on Coastal Cape Fear Eye Associates Impacts 925 Patients
The protected health information of 925 patients was compromised because of a ransomware attack on Coastal [...]
Hancock Health’s Encrypted Files Unlocked After Paying $55K Ransom
Hancock Health in Indiana, Greenfield experienced a ransomware attack which compelled hospital personnel to [...]
Cryptocurrency Malware Found in Decatur County General Hospital’s Server
Decatur County General Hospital in Tennessee discovered on November 27, 2017 that its server housing the [...]
CarePlus Health Plans Mailing Error Disclosed 11,200 Members’ PHI
CarePlus Health Plans in Miami, Florida had a privacy breach incident. The protected health information of [...]
5,200 Residents at a DC Assisted Living Facility Affected by Malware Infection
Westminster Ingleside King Farm Presbyterian Retirement Communities had a malware infection potentially [...]
Protenus Report of Healthcare Data Breaches in 2017
Protenus published its summary and analysis of 2017’s healthcare data breaches using data from [...]
Physician Accessed Pedes Orange County EMR and Disclosed PHI Without Authorization
Pedes Orange County Inc is a healthcare provider in California that specializes in vascular disease [...]
DJO Global PHI Breach Due to Missing Forms Signed by Patients
DJO Global provides medical devices to help patients maintain and regain natural motion. A data breach [...]
Unencrypted Portable Hard Drive Potentially Exposed 9,387 Patients’ PHI
Charles River Medical Associates in Framingham, MA discovered the danger of failing to encrypt protected [...]
Compassionate Care Hospice Data Breach Impacts 1,128 Patients
An unauthorized person accessed the network and server of Compassionate Care Hospice Las Vegas (CCHLV). The [...]
Kaiser Permanente Reported Two Data Breaches that Impacted 5,000 Plan Members
Kaiser Permanente reported two data breaches to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for [...]
PHI of Colorado Mental Health Institute Patients Exposed Due to Phishing Scam
An employee of Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo became a victim of a phishing scam that allowed the [...]
1,900 MidMichigan Medical Center Patients Notified of PHI Breach
A potential breach of health data occurred at MidMichigan Medical Center (MMC) in Alpena. On November 18, [...]
Missing Paper Records Discovered in Illinois Physicians Network Storage Facility
Several data breaches reported in the last few months involved lost or stolen physical records. To be exact, [...]
Lowell General Hospital Employee Accessed Medical Records Without Proper Authorization
The health data records of 769 patients at the Lowell General Hospital in Massachusetts were accessed by an [...]
28,000 Mental Health Patients Affected by Data Theft
The protected health information of patients with mental and developmental disabilities at the Center for [...]
Termination of Nurse for HIPAA Violation Upheld by the Court
A Norton Audubon Hospital patient alleged that a nurse, Dianna Hereford, committed a HIPAA violation and the [...]
UAB Medicine Data Breach Potentially Exposed 652 Patients’ PHI
The UAB Medicine Viral Hepatitis Clinic in Birmingham, AL reported a breach of 652 patients’ protected [...]
Two Cases of Health Data Breach Impacts 13,000 Patients
The first breach case happened to Massachusetts-based Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation Therapy (SMART) on [...]
Florida Blue Data Breach Potentially Exposed 939 Patients’ Info
Florida Blue discovered a potential online breach in personally identifiable information of patients on [...]
New Jersey Medical Practice has Private Records Stolen
Otolaryngology Associates of Central Jersey is contacting patients to make them aware of a breach of their [...]
MongoDB and AWS Implement New Security Features to Prevent Unauthorized Data Access
Amazon has incorporated new safeguards into its cloud servers so that users won’t misconfigure their S3 [...]
Issues on Getting Meaningful Healthcare Data Breach Report
According to the analysis of John Hopkins University Carey School of Business, more data breaches occur in [...]
Patient Data Breached by Former Employees of Valley Family Medicene
It has been discovered that two former employees of Valley Family Medicine in Staunton, VA have [...]
683 Patients of TJ Samson Community Hospital have their PHI Breached
It has been discovered that the protected health information (PHI) of 683 patients of TJ Samson Community [...]
New York Attorney General Implements SHIELD Act for Greater Online Security
New York by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has introduced the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data [...]
HIPAA Breach Reported by Lawnmower Engine Maker Briggs Stratton
Briggs Stratton Corporation, a manufacturer of lawnmower engines, has discovered malware was present on its [...]
Office Burglary Leads to Exposes 8,000 Patients’ PHI
The theft of a desktop computer has resultd in a limited amount of protected health information (PHI) of [...]
Mailing Breach Potentially Revealed HIV Status of Amida Care Members
Amida Care in New York recently reported a HIPAA breach that could have impacted its 6,231 health plan [...]
Mercy Health Love County Hospital Breach Potentially Impacts 13,000 Patients’ PHI
Mercy Health Love County Hospital in Oklahoma had a data breach potentially impacting over 13,000 patients. [...]
Data Breach at Our Lady of the Angels Hospital Affects 1,140 Patients
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital found out that an ex-employee accessed the health data of 1,140 patients with [...]
Ransomware Attack on Arkansas Oral Facial Surgery Center Potentially Impacts 128,000 Patients
Arkansas Oral Facial Surgery Center in Fayetteville was attacked by ransomware which potentially affected [...]
The Dark Overlord Attacked Another Healthcare Provider SMART PT
After a few months of seeming inactivity, TheDarkOverlord (TDO) hacking group has declared yet another [...]
PHI of 3,725 MGVAMC Patients Exposed Due to Lost Laptop
A decommissioned laptop computer that the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (MGVAMC) located in Spokane, WA [...]
21,856 Individuals Impacted by HIPAA Business Associate Data Breach
The current HIPAA business associate data breach underscored the value of examining system activity [...]
Report of Healthcare Data Breaches for August 2017
Healthcare data breaches have dropped for the 2nd month, according to the most recent Breach Barometer report [...]
1,081 St. Louis Patients Notified About Inappropriate Disclosure of PHI
MS Center of Saint Louis and Mercy Clinic Neurology Town and Country told 1,081 of its patients that some [...]
Phishing Attack on Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Impacts 2,000 Patients
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation, a manager of the Florida KidCare program, was recently victimized by a [...]
PeaceHealth Employee Caught Inappropriately Accessing Health Records for Almost 6 Years
PeaceHealth, a non-profit Catholic health system located in Vancouver, WA, discovered on August 9, 2017 the [...]
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