December 4th, 2008
A printing error on EOBs disclosed private medical information of about 3,700 Delaware Blue Cross Blue Shield members to the incorrect subscribers.
Information on one...
November 24th, 2008
Agency officials disputed the OIG findings but agreed to enhance compliance-assurance activities.
… Patients’ privacy depends on the security of health information, said Deborah C....
November 13th, 2008
University of Florida officials say an unauthorized intruder accessed a College of Dentistry computer server containing personal information of more than 344,000 current and...
November 7th, 2008
Express Scripts Inc., one of the nation’s largest pharmacy-benefit managers, said it received an anonymous letter early last month seeking money as part of...
November 7th, 2008
Branches of county and state government in Pinellas have improperly disposed of documents that contain citizens’ sensitive personal information. Pinellas clerk of the circuit...
October 3rd, 2008
California hospitals will face tougher penalties for patient privacy breaches and must do more to inform state regulators of such lapses, according to two...
October 2nd, 2008
IT outsourcing eases organized crime’s theft of credit-card data from chains, Verizon says
NEW YORK (Associated Press) – The reliance of restaurant chains and retail...
September 29th, 2008
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged Treatment Associates of Victoria Inc., with violating the Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act. According to...
September 23rd, 2008
Private medical records of Grady Memorial Hospital patients were made public on the Internet, in a way that has become an increasing concern to...
August 29th, 2008
Health agency takes down online databases after a study reveals new analysis could confirm identities.
