WSVN reports: Officials are investigating a South Florida hospital after personal patient information was accessed. Personal information from 1,800 patients were inappropriately accessed by employees at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Those patients whose personal information was accessed have been notified and offered free credit card fraud protection. JMH said they took quick action to address the…
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FL: Jackson Memorial Hospital employees fired after patient information accessed (updated)
Officials are investigating a South Florida hospital after personal patient information was accessed. Personal information from 1,800 patients were inappropriately accessed by employees at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Those patients whose personal information was accessed have been notified and offered free credit card fraud protection. JMH said they took quick action to address the issue and…
Bethesda Softworks hacked, personal data ‘stolen’
Bethesda has revealed that its website was hacked over the weekend. Personal data, such as user names, email addresses and passwords, may have been taken in the attack. Credit card and personal financial information was stressed to have not been compromised. “Over the past weekend, a hacker group attempted an unlawful intrusion of our websites…
Getting IT Right: Protecting Patient Privacy in a Wired World
Happening now – you can watch the webcast at http://www.law.georgetown.edu/webcast/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1417 (requires QuickTime) Getting IT Right: Protecting Patient Privacy in a Wired World is the first open, public forum to examine and debate the future of health privacy in the digital age and is the official preconference for CFP 2011. Join with experts in health privacy,…
UK: Computer expert at centre of credit card scam is jailed
Chris Osuh reports: A crooked IT expert at the centre of a major credit card scam kitted out a shop with his ill-gotten gains. Fraudster Syed Tirmizi traded the personal banking details of unsuspecting customers with online criminals, hoarded equipment for making bogus credit cards, and made a string of purchases using other people’s money….
Ontario health records proposal would breach privacy, experts say
From the Canadian Medical Association Journal: The province of Ontario is contemplating the creation of electronic health records that could include a patient’s psycho-social, financial and legal history, a provincial official has indicated. But so comprehensive and sweeping is the proposed database that privacy and legal experts say they are “appalled” and “stunned.” The province’s…