Allison Bray reports:
Dozens of hospital consultants and doctors are being quizzed by the Data Protection Commissioner over their own security protocols after using an online transcription service that is at the centre of a data security breach scandal.
Around 60 consultants and GPs and four hospitals have been sent letters by the commissioner as part of its investigation into the illegal access of doctors’ letters and other correspondence by a third party in the Philippines.
The breach of personal data — which could involve the personal and medical details of thousands of Irish patients — is linked to the U-Scribe transcription service.
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