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More than 3,000 California docs sign up for EHR help
Posted on January 13th, 2011 No commentsMore than 3,000 primary care providers have enrolled in the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization (CalHIPSO) since last June to receive help implementing electronic health records. The care providers include physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives.
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Central Valley Business Times
Posted on December 17th, 2010 No commentsA magnetic tape, packed with the unencrypted confidential medical and other data of up to 2,550 clients, California Department of Public Health employees and health care workers, has gone missing, the department says.
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Privacy Violations Result in 8 Fines
Posted on November 26th, 2010 No commentsThe California Department of Public Health has fined seven hospitals a total of more than $790,000 for eight incidents that involved failing to protect the privacy of patient medical information.
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County hospital fined $310,000 for privacy breaches
Posted on November 22nd, 2010 No commentsKern Medical Center has been fined $310,000 by California health officials after the state determined information about patients was improperly accessed or stolen.
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FBI catches Hacker in a Case of Sexploitation
Posted on November 12th, 2010 No commentsA 31-year-old California man who was arrested in June after a two-year investigation, used malicious code to infect and control the computers of his victims.
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Financial documents of about 900 patients stolen from courier
Posted on October 26th, 2010 No commentsUniversity of California Davis data loss incident circa 2010-10-16
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California breach notification bill sent back to governor
Posted on September 13th, 2010 No commentsOn August 19, 2010, the California Senate passed SB 1166, which would update California’s data breach notification law. The bill (then SB 20) was previously vetoed last October because, the governor said, there was no proof that the new measures would actually help consumers. Joe Simian (D-Palo Alto), who drafted the bill, said he was persuade…
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Identity Theft: Identity Thieves Victimize Hancock Customers In Several States
Posted on November 17th, 2009 No commentsNews reports are coming in from several states detailing a debit card identity theft scheme in which thieves steal debit card info and pin numbers, then withdraw money from customers’ accounts. Reports are popping up in Wisconsin, California, Missouri and other states. The Napa Valley Register reports that police say it all may have started…
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Court Ruling Jeopardizes Credit Card Privacy Law
Posted on November 13th, 2009 No commentsSection 1747.08 is the only California statute protecting consumers from having to provide unnecessary personal identification information during credit card transactions. Its purpose is more important now than ever. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States.
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68,000 CalOptima Members at Risk in Data Breach
Posted on October 28th, 2009 No commentsAs many as 68,000 members of CalOptima, the Medicaid plan for Orange County, California, may be at risk of identity theft and fraud after several CDs containing their personal information disappeared while in transit, the agency reported.
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