While people are kicking around certifying EHR systems, core issues of consent have not been adequately addressed. So what are we certifying — that System A will comply with laws and standards that stripped you of your right to control who has access to your electronic health records? Initial recommendations of the federal HIT Policy…
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Berkeley woman used ID theft to get breast enhancement, liposuction
A Berkeley woman was sentenced to state prison Tuesday for using identity theft to steal more than $24,000 in breast work and liposuction from a cosmetic surgeon in Greenbrae. Rosland Renee Edwards, 37, received a term of 32 months by Judge James Ritchie. Part of the sentence was for the Marin case, and part was…
Council warned after laptop thefts
Highland Council has been found in breach of the Data Protection Act after two laptop computers containing personal information – including the medical details of around 1400 people – were stolen from its Inverness headquarters. Both laptops were password protected and stored in a locked office, but they were not encrypted and no additional security…
Stolen laptop “may have” held customer data
On July 8, a laptop that may have contained some customer information such as names and credit card numbers was stolen from an employee of Henry Schein, Inc. Although the laptop was password protected, the data were not encrypted. By letter dated July 16 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Kristen J. Mathews of …
More charges filed against computer fraud suspect
Martin Robinson Bowling, who pleaded guilty and was sentenced (pdf) to three years in prison for computer fraud in November 2008, is now facing embezzlement and identity theft charges. Bowling, whose sentence had been reduced to probation, is one of five people charged in unrelated id theft charges. According to a news story filed by…
Porn Actress Says State Intruded on Privacy
A porn film actress whose positive HIV test made news in June claims [pdf] state health officials violated her rights by demanding her medical records. Filing her complaint under the name “Patient Zero,” the woman sued California OSHA and the Adult Industry Medical Healthcare Foundation. Zero claims that after she tested positive for HIV, the…