Hundreds of people in Brevard County found out Thursday if their personal information was stolen. Names, social security numbers and even personal medical information of more than 500 patients at Wuesthoff Medical Center were posted on the internet. […] Wuestoff Staff members believe their pre-registration website for patients may have been hacked into. More –…
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Medicare Pilot to Maintain PHRs
CMS is developing a pilot program to test options for beneficiaries to be able to maintain their health records electronically. Under this pilot in Arizona and Utah, a beneficiary may choose one of the selected commercial PHR tools, and Medicare will transfer up to two years of the individual’s claims data into the individual’s PHR….
UK: Midwife loses patient details
Amanda Crook reports: A DIARY containing contact details of 350 new mums and mums-to-be has been lost. A community midwife, who works at Rochdale Infirmary and has not been named, has lost her appointments diary which contained the names, addresses and phone numbers of women in her care. Full story – Manchester Evening News
NZ: ACC sorry for files request, but woman waits for DHB
The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) has apologised to a Westport woman for requesting her medical files without her consent. But Jessica Adamson, 66, is still waiting for the West Coast District Health Board (WCDHB) to explain why it gave her files to ACC without asking or telling her. Mrs Adamson is fighting ACC for compensation…
Credit Cards Stolen From Visitors, Patients At Local Hospitals
Manassas police are warning citizens about credit cards thefts from visitors and patients at local hospitals. In these incidents, thieves hang around hospital lobby waiting areas and seek out elderly visitors and patients to rob, police said. […] Police said similar incidents happened during summer and fall of 2007. They said Potomac Hospital in Prince…
TX: Drug Treatment Records Found in the Trash
The News 4 Trouble Shooters found a gold mine at a local drug treatment center. Hundreds of private, personal records thrown out with the trash. Information that, by law, must be protected. A tip led the Trouble Shooters to the dumpster behind Treatment Associates, located at 701 San Pedro, near downtown. We pulled out more…