In the justice system: Richard J. Berger has been sentenced to for 13 months and ordered to repay about $130,000 after admitting that he illegally accessed insurance company computers at The Hartford and Sunlife Financial in a scheme to steal annuity clients. More. Julia Caldwell and Jacqueline Colbert, both Taco Bell of Laurel employees, have…
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UK: Verdict Reached In Landmark Mental Health Employment Case
Cheltenham Borough Council has today lost its case to sue former employee Christine Laird for £1million for not disclosing her past experience of depression. Leading mental health charity Mind says the landmark ruling serves as an important reminder to employers about the importance of providing adequate support to people with mental health problems in the…
AMA: Guidance Offered on Medical Record Breaches
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted guidelines for any breach of patients’ electronic medical records and passed policies recognizing breast cancer in men and the dangers of hormone use in anti-aging procedures on June 15 at their annual meeting held from June 13 to 17 in Chicago. To protect patients’ privacy and security, the AMA…
HSE stolen laptop contains personal financial data
A non-encrypted laptop computer stolen from a Health Service Executive (HSE) office contains sensitive personal financial data on people who have approached community welfare officers seeking assistance. The laptop containing the data was one of 15 computers stolen from HSE offices in Roscommon town at the weekend. […] One of the two non-encrypted laptops contained…
Ie: Computers with sensitive data stolen from medical centre
Gardaà and the HSE are investigating the theft of 15 laptops from a medical centre in Roscommon town during the weekend. The HSE says the computers were stolen during a break-in at the Roscommon Primary Care Centre. Thirteen of the laptops were encrypted to safeguard the information they contained, but the remaining two were not….
NZ: Breach confirms TestSafe privacy fears
Jodi Yeats of New Zealand Doctor Online reports: A data breach in Auckland’s controversial regional lab tests repository has confirmed health sector fears about regional databases. A phone call from a patient in late May alerted Auckland regional DHBs to privacy breaches in Auckland’s controversial regional community laboratory results repository, TestSafe, affecting 150 patients. The…