Security Breach news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHHS report: Nearly 7.9M health records exposed
Since the required reporting began in 2009, there have been more than 30,000 data breaches, affecting nearly 7.9 million people who have had their health records exposed, according to a new report by Read more...
Security of patient records breached across the country
Security breaches of patient records have been popping up in the news recently, with some breaches affecting hundreds. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former employee of University of Read more...
Doctor disciplined for revealing patient info on Facebook
Check your privacy policies for medical staff--a Rhode Island case shows they may need some tightening. An R.I. physician was just reprimanded this week for inadvertently identifying a patient on Read more...
Urology patient security breach at Henry Ford
An employee's laptop containing unsecured personal health information was stolen from an unlocked urology medical office at a Henry Ford Health System facility on Sept. 24, the Detroit News reports. Read more...
Kaiser hospital hit with another fine for privacy violation
If California officials were hoping to make a point, they're certainly going about it great guns. In 2008, California became the first state to enact a law requiring providers to let individuals know Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Healthcare orgs still hiring despite downturn; Data breach affects U.S. Representative; and much more...
> Despite other blows to the U.S. economy, it looks like healthcare organizations are still hiring. Read more...
| Press ReleasesHarris & Ruble Announces Filing of Class-Action Against Sutter Medical Foundation and Sutter Physician ServicesLOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Harris & Ruble, a prominent class-action law firm based in Los Angeles, announced their November 16, 2011, filing of a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Medical Read more >> meridianEMR Advanced Monitoring System Catches Security BreachPatient Records Protected by meridianEMR's Security TechnologyLIVINGSTON, N.J., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- meridianEMR®, the Livingston, New Jersey-based market leader in Electronic Health Read more >> New Deloitte Report Examines Potential Risks of Privacy and Security Breaches of Personal Health DataProvides Guidance about Preparedness for Health Care Organizations as Health Reform Spurs Increased Electronic Exchange of Health InformationWASHINGTON, Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report, Read more >> ID Experts' RADAR™ Supports Hospitals' and Clinics' Efforts to Receive Electronic Health Record 'Meaningful Use' IncentivesEnhanced Tool Documents and Reports Security Breach Incidents to Fulfill Federal CompliancePORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Billions of dollars in Federal incentives are at stake for Read more >> ID Experts Announces RADAR™: A HITECH Risk Assessment Tool for Healthcare Security Breach Incidents Affecting Patient PrivacyRADAR Meets All HITECH Requirements for Mandated Data Breach Risk Assessment, Documentation and ReportingBEAVERTON, Ore., July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Whenever there is a security breach of any size Read more >> |
