Jessie Stensland reports: Whidbey General Hospital is fighting a subpoena from the Island County prosecutor seeking an internal investigation report into allegations that the chief nursing officer assaulted a restrained patient. The prosecution is simultaneously fighting the chief nursing officer’s subpoena of all the alleged victim’s medical records. A deputy prosecutor likens the nurse’s request…
Month: December 2014
NH: Woman indicted in Exeter High computer breach
Seacoastonline.com reports: Exeter resident Lee Ann Cammett, of Dogtown Road, has been formally indicted on charges of Computer-Related Offenses. According to her indictment, Cammett “knowingly and without authorization” accessed as well as altered or tampered with student records using the PowerSchool computer network which is used by Exeter High School. Read more on Seacoastonline.com.
AU: Mental health group questions using tracking devices on patients
Isobel Roe: A mental health expert says a trial of GPS tracking devices on some Townsville mental health patients is likening them to criminals. The West Moreton health service was the first in Queensland to trial the ankle devices. Legislation in Queensland allows tracking devices to be fitted to the ankles of mental health patients…
NH: Plaistow town planner accused of snooping in co-workers’ email
Adam Sexton reports: A longtime Plaistow town employee has been accused of accessing the email accounts of the town’s fire chief and two other co-workers, according to court documents. Leigh Komornick, the town planner in Plaistow, is facing fraud and identity theft charges. In newly released court documents, police accuse Komornick of breaking into the…
Attackers Turn Focus to PoS Vendors
Brian Prince reports: The recently reported attack on Charge Anywhere puts the payment solutions provider on a list of PoS vendors attacked this year. This week, the payment gateway solution provider Charge Anywhere revealed that it had been victimized by a data breach that may have compromised data going as far back as 2009. Charge Anywhere provides…
AL: Former Flowers Hospital employee sentenced in data theft for tax refund fraud case
He tried – unsuccessfully – to withdraw his guilty plea, and now Kamarian Millender has been sentenced to two years in prison and $18,915 restitution for his role in stealing patient data from Flowers Hospital for use in a tax refund fraud scheme. A lawsuit against the hospital over the breach survived a motion to…