Tag archive for ‘HIPAA’
Rip of the Week: South Carolina Hospital Breached by Laptop Theft
Another hospital has suffered a costly and dangerous data breach. This one, it turns out, actually happened a few months ago. WSPA reports that Spartanburg Regional Hospital in Spartanburg, SC, has warned “potentially thousands” of patients that their personal information could be at risk thanks to a stolen laptop. An employee’s work laptop was stolen [...]
HIMSS Report Reveals False Sense of Security for Patient Data
A report from the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) reveals some interesting new findings about the state of data security in the healthcare sector and, as most would agree, healthcare-related data is among the most sensitive of all. Healthcare IT News has a very helpful summary article about the report, and a blog [...]
WSJ: Your Medical Records Aren’t Secure
Dr. Deborah H. Peel has posted a very good opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal, discussing the pitfalls of EHR systems, particularly inasmuch as the consent and permissions that patients should be empowered to give, are often absent.
In addition, Peel mentions a lack of the actual underlying data security as well. This is a [...]
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Posts “The Mega-Breach” Site
There’s a new list in town, and it’s one of “those” kinds of lists. The kind nobody wants to appear on. It’s similar to being on Santa Claus’ naughty list, only in this case inclusion could mean millions of dollars in fines for a business responsible for breaching personal health information (PHI).
The days of “a [...]
Rip of the Week: 2,000 People Breached by Stolen Laptop in Guam
The latest medical laptop theft in focus comes from Guam Memorial Hospital. Thanks go to lyger on the DatalossDB list for the tip. According to a report at KUAM News, officials at GMH reveal that a laptop was stolen in late October from a locked office at the hospital, and they are investigating how this [...]
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