Oregon Health & Science University is notifying 890 patients that a laptop stolen in Chicago this week may contain their health records. It was stolen from a hotel while an OHSU employee was there on business. […] It said the data could include medical record numbers, names, telephone numbers, dates of birth, gender, medical diagnosis…
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Imation lab tests reveal serious data leak risks due to improper tape destruction
From an Imation Press Release: Removable storage provider Imation Corp. has announced that it has uncovered data leak risks and other serious data security and financial risks in data centers due to improper destruction of used data storage products. Patient health records, social security numbers, bank account numbers and internal auditing procedures are examples of…
UK: Leeds child psychologist's laptop missing
A laptop used by an educational psychologist dealing with some of Leeds’s most troubled children has gone missing. The computer was reported missing to police yesterday after being missing for a week. Although Education Leeds say that no sensitive or confidential information was stored on its hard drive, given the nature of work of educational…
The security and privacy arguments about healthcare IT
Over on ZDnet HealthCare, Dana Blankenhorn disagrees with the position of PatientPrivacyRights.org. I, too, disagree with PPR on some issues, but I also disagree with Dana’s proposed “solution” because it does not even begin to address the concerns I have. For the record, I am a mental health professional. Deborah Peel of PPR is a…
States Wired for Health Information Technology
As seen in Government Technology: States are moving at an unprecedented rate to get their health care systems wired and connected. And each year, they increase their speed. To this end, states are passing legislation on health information technology to try to improve the quality of care and control hemorrhaging costs. Lawmakers around the country…
The political argument against health IT
Dana Blankenhorn writes: Lots of people want to limit healthcare automation, judging from talkbacks here at ZDNet Healthcare. Their rallying cry is privacy. A group called Patient Privacy Rights, headed by Texas psychologist Deborah Peel (right) and lobbyist Ben Barnes, is their advocate. Their mission statement does not say they’re against automation. Just the opposite. They…