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Author: Dissent

MO: Former St. John's Employee Accused of Invasion of Privacy

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Dissent

Chris Grogan reports: When you go to a hospital facility, you expect your privacy will be protected. Yet for some women and children in the Ozarks, a hidden camera stole that right to privacy. On Friday, KOLR/KSFX confirmed a former St. John’s employee was fired due to these invasion of privacy allegations. Investigators say he…

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IA: University Hospitals employees disciplined for confidentiality breach

Posted on November 14, 2008 by Dissent

Eight University Hospitals staff members have been caught accessing confidential patient information inappropriately and are being disciplined, hospital officials said today. One of those caught was fired. The infractions were found during a routine review of computer access to patient information, officials said. “UI Hospitals and Clinics is fully committed to assuring the highest possible…

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UK: Hundreds of patient records stolen

Posted on November 13, 2008 by Dissent

PERSONAL details of 1,800 patients have been lost after two computers were stolen from East Yorkshire hospitals. A laptop was taken from a locked cupboard at Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, containing details of urology patients and a PC which held details of cancer patients was taken from Hull Royal Infirmary. Dr David Hepburn, Medical Director…

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Dutch hospitals lax on data security

Posted on November 13, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Radio Netherlands reports: The Dutch Data Protection Authority reports that hospitals are careless with patient’s computer records. The report follows an inspection at 20 hospitals, none of which were found to have adequate data security. Entire departments were found to be using the same login name and password. And in many hospitals, computers are left…

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Google "Flu Trends" Raises Privacy Concerns

Posted on November 13, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

From EPIC.org: Google announced this week a new web tool that may make it possible to detect flu outbreaks before they might otherwise be reported. Google Flu Trends relies on individual search terms, such as “flu symptoms,” provided by Internet users. Google has said that it will only reveal aggregate data, but there are no…

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NL: Privacy row over putting Dutch medical charts on file

Posted on November 12, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

From Mohit Joshi: If Dutch health minister Ab Klink has his way, the medical charts of all Dutch nationals will be stored in a single national database as of January 1. From that day onwards, the family doctor can read what the neurologist has written down about his patient, while the neurologist can study his…

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