Author: Dissent

Eric McNeal, 37, of Atlanta, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court to intentionally accessing a protected computer of a competing perinatal medical practice without authorization. United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said, “The citizens of our community should expect that their confidential patient information is just that—confidential—and that it will not be hacked…

WNEM reports that thousands of medical records were found abandoned in an unused office after the building was sold at auction. Shockingly, when the reporter contacted the state, they did not take steps to secure the information. The station reports: TV5’s Liz Gelardi called the state health department where a spokesperson explained a hospital or…

Sandra Davis reports: A new policy regulating the storage of electronic personal health information will be in place within the next two weeks as a result of the disappearance of a USB memory stick last November at the Saint John Regional Hospital. The memory stick contained personal patient information, including Medicare numbers, of about 1,500…

Lorna Benson reports: Fairview and North Memorial Hospitals are notifying more than 16,000 patients that a laptop containing their personal and medical information was stolen. The laptop belonged to a healthcare services firm that coordinates services for Fairview. The theft occurred on July 25 in the parking lot of a Minneapolis restaurant. The computer contained…