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Sensitive Patient Records Found Scattered At Shopping Center
An Aurora street sweeper found hundreds of sensitive dental patient records scattered near a Dumpster behind an Aurora shopping center on Saturday.
The billings records contained patients’ Social Security numbers, birth dates, names and addresses — information that could be abused by identity thieves.
For full story:
Sensitive Patient Records Found Scattered At Shopping Center – Denver News Story – KMGH Denver.
Identities Compromised After Documents Not Properly Discarded
Identities Compromised After Documents Not Properly Discarded | Ohio News Network.
A long-time disabilities counselor in Portsmouth, Ohio employed by the state to help people find jobs, is in hot water with the Ohio Inspector General’s office for dumping confidential records.
State officials said that the counselor was placed on administrative leave Tuesday after discarding those documents in a dumpster.
The documents that were found in the dumpster next to the Portsmouth office contained social security numbers and medical records.
Former Justice Arrested for HIPAA Violations
Former Justice Arrested for HIPAA Violations (full article)
A man was arrested in Hawaii as a result of the improper disposal of patient records from a closed eating-disorder clinic he purchased but never reopened.
According to the report, Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) pursued the case. The report also makes clear that the man was arrested for making false claims about the improper disposal; not for HIPAA violations.
It is still clear that all law enforcement are taking improper disposal much more seriously than in the past.
HIPAA Auditor Involved in Own Data Breach
HIPAA Auditor Involved in Own Data Breach.
The company hired by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to conduct nationwide HIPAA privacy and security compliance audits was responsible for a breach that includes the loss of an unencrypted flash drive and affects more than 4,500 patient records.
Highly Sensitive Information Found in Dumpster
Highly Sensitive Information Found in “509 Fitness” Dumpster.
Membership files with credit card, social security and driver’s license information from the 509 Fitness in Kennewick were thrown into a dumpster in the same lot