An angry Lancashire dad has hit out at bungling office staff who got sensitive medical files mixed up. Chris Martin, 45, sent off a dossier of highly personal information as he negotiated his return to work following illness. But staff at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) returned his file full of someone else’s…
Month: February 2010
Data security breaches often triggered by carelessness
Pamela Lewis Nolan reports: Often the biggest threat to your practice and patient data is not an outside hacker or a snooping employee — it’s somebody’s forgetfulness. […] Credant Technologies, a Dallas-based data protection solutions company, noted in a 2008 survey that although more than a third of health care professionals store patient data on…
NZ: Hospital sacks employee over accessing files
Greer McDonald reports: A Hutt Hospital employee has been fired for accessing patient files without legitimate reasons. A report prepared for Hutt Valley District Health Board revealed three staff members at the hospital were investigated for potential privacy breaches in October and December. Acting chief executive Michael Hundleby said two breaches were upheld while in…
Joe Jackson Wins Right To Michael Jackson Medical Records
Joe Jackson has taken one step forward in his quest to file a wrongful death suit following the passing of his superstar son last June. In papers obtained by RadarOnline.com the Superior Court of California ruled on Friday that Joe be allowed access to Michael Jackson’s medical records, something that the singer’s Estate had fought…
TN: TennCare sent data to wrong people
Nicole Young and Chris Echegaray report: A corrupted file on a state computer caused incorrect addresses to be put on cards and letters mailed to some 3,900 TennCare enrollees, sending names, birth dates and Social Security numbers to the wrong people, state officials said Friday. Those whose personal information was released will be notified by…
TN: TennCare sent data to wrong people
Nicole Young and Chris Echegaray report: A corrupted file on a state computer caused incorrect addresses to be put on cards and letters mailed to some 3,900 TennCare enrollees, sending names, birth dates and Social Security numbers to the wrong people, state officials said Friday. Those whose personal information was released will be notified by…