theft of a laptop

Within the last week, The Boston Globe has reported that venerable Boston Children’s Hospital, the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, has notified the public media and affected individuals of a large PHI security breach that occurred in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Continue Reading Boston Children’s Hospital: Reported Large PHI Security Breach in Argentina Gives the Parade a New International Flavor

On February 24, 2012, HHS posted number 400 on its ever-lengthening list of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals. Theft of laptops is a recurrent source of such breaches, and the 400th breach was such an incident affecting Triumph, LLC in North Carolina.
Continue Reading The Parade of Major Reported PHI Breaches Hits 400 – A Closer Look at Victim 400 and its Actions in Response to the Breach – Part 2