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Monday, July 30, 2012

Beth Israel Deaconess reveals health data breach

By Kyle Murphy, PhD
EHR Intelligence
Originally published July 20, 2012

The personal health information of close to 4,000 patients at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has been compromised after a physician’s personal laptop was stolen on May 22, says the Boston Globe. BIDMC officials could not be reached for comment.
 
 
Thanks to Ken Pope for this information.

Monday, July 9, 2012

MD Anderson suffers data breach via stolen computer

By Beth Walsh
CMIO - Industry News
Originally published July 2, 2012

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced that a computer containing patient and research information was stolen from a physician’s home on April 30. The physician notified the local police department.

After learning of the theft on May 1, MD Anderson immediately began a thorough investigation, including working with outside forensics experts, to determine the information contained on the computer.

The entire story is here.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Two Healthcare Data Breaches Show Importance Of Encryption

Patient data from Howard University Hospital and California Department of Child Support Services wasn't fully encrypted, and one security expert wants to know why.

By Neil Versel
InformationWeek
Originally published April 5, 2012

The theft of a laptop containing more than 34,000 unencrypted records from Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and the loss of backup tapes containing records of 800,000 people enrolled in California Department of Child Support Services programs are just the latest in a string of healthcare data breaches that could have and should have been prevented, a data protection expert contends.

Last week, Howard University Hospital disclosed that it had notified 34,503 patients that a personal laptop of a former contractor was stolen in January from that individual's car. The laptop, according to the hospital, was password-protected, but the actual data was not encrypted.

That is disturbing to Mark Bower, data protection expert and VP at Voltage Security, based in Cupertino, Calif. "Why was their contractor allowed to use their own laptop, connect to the network, and download this data?" Bower wondered. "Why was that information not encrypted on the back end?"

The entire story is here.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

IU medical school warns thief may have gained access to patient data of 3,000 people

The Chicago Tribune, as cited from The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana University School of Medicine says a thief who stole a physician's laptop computer may have gained access to the confidential patient information of more than 3,000 people.

The news release can be found here.