Santa Barbara County Health Department Notifying 260 Patients of Data Breach
On Wednesday, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department announced that it is notifying 260 patients whose health records were improperly accessed by a Health Care Center staff member. The department said the staffer accessed the information electronically for an unauthorized academic research project.
- "260 Santa Barbara Public Health Records Improperly Accessed" (AP/Washington Times, 12/2).