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- Patient Portals At Leitchfield Hospital Are Breached In Cyber Attack; Officials Say It Did Not Involve Any Data In State System
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center's patient portals were the target of a sophisticated cyber attack earlier this year, which may have breached protected patient health information, reports The Record,...
- Medical Identity Theft Increasing; Survey Says 43% Of Leaks Involve Medical Records
Modern technology has brought about an increase in identity theft and lately in a particularly dangerous form: medical identity theft. According to a survey conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center, 43 percent of all record breaches in personal...
- Health Watch Usa Hosts Chief Medical Director Of Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services In Lexington And Online July 31
Dr. Patrick Conway, chief medical director of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be presenting to Kentucky-based Health Watch USA on July 31 at 5 p.m., and with a few clicks on the computer, you can attend virtually. Conway will...
- Data Leaks Are A Risk With Electronic Health Records; State Says It Has Safeguards To Protect Privacy
As hospitals and other health-care providers in Kentucky and across the country are adopting electronic health records to save money and improve care, they do so at some risk. The medical files containing insurance forms, Social Security numbers...
- Medical Records A Key Factor In Patient Safety
Whether it's a nursing home resident needing a procedure, or tracking medications for a hospital inpatient, medical records are a crucial component to successful treatment. Right now, LifeBridge Health has hybrid medical records systems, which include...
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UK hospital tells 1,079 former patients that a laptop computer with their medical records was stolen in early February
The University of Kentucky reported Wednesday that personal health information of 1,079 people who had been patients at its hospital was on a laptop computer that was stolen in early February.
UK HealthCare said the computer, which was password-protected, belonged to one of its pharmacy billing management vendors. The computer contained dates of birth, medical records and perhaps some patients' insurance carriers and ID numbers, but not Social Security numbers or bank information, UK said.
"We have no reason to believe at this time that any data has been compromised, but under federal privacy regulations we are required to notify people whose information was on the computer in question," UK spokesman Jay Blanton said. "We are also notifying those individuals directly about what has occurred. In that communication, we provide information about where people can contact UK HealthCare for further information." For coverage from WKYT-TV, click here.
UK HealthCare said the computer, which was password-protected, belonged to one of its pharmacy billing management vendors. The computer contained dates of birth, medical records and perhaps some patients' insurance carriers and ID numbers, but not Social Security numbers or bank information, UK said.
"We have no reason to believe at this time that any data has been compromised, but under federal privacy regulations we are required to notify people whose information was on the computer in question," UK spokesman Jay Blanton said. "We are also notifying those individuals directly about what has occurred. In that communication, we provide information about where people can contact UK HealthCare for further information." For coverage from WKYT-TV, click here.
- Patient Portals At Leitchfield Hospital Are Breached In Cyber Attack; Officials Say It Did Not Involve Any Data In State System
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center's patient portals were the target of a sophisticated cyber attack earlier this year, which may have breached protected patient health information, reports The Record,...
- Medical Identity Theft Increasing; Survey Says 43% Of Leaks Involve Medical Records
Modern technology has brought about an increase in identity theft and lately in a particularly dangerous form: medical identity theft. According to a survey conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center, 43 percent of all record breaches in personal...
- Health Watch Usa Hosts Chief Medical Director Of Center For Medicare And Medicaid Services In Lexington And Online July 31
Dr. Patrick Conway, chief medical director of the federal Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will be presenting to Kentucky-based Health Watch USA on July 31 at 5 p.m., and with a few clicks on the computer, you can attend virtually. Conway will...
- Data Leaks Are A Risk With Electronic Health Records; State Says It Has Safeguards To Protect Privacy
As hospitals and other health-care providers in Kentucky and across the country are adopting electronic health records to save money and improve care, they do so at some risk. The medical files containing insurance forms, Social Security numbers...
- Medical Records A Key Factor In Patient Safety
Whether it's a nursing home resident needing a procedure, or tracking medications for a hospital inpatient, medical records are a crucial component to successful treatment. Right now, LifeBridge Health has hybrid medical records systems, which include...