Author: Dissent

Medical records are supposed to be private. But one watchdog group said they found 50 pages of sensitive patient information out in the open in a trash bin outside a methadone clinic — the Middle Tennessee Treatment Center. Full story – NewsChannel5.com

A LAPTOP containing names and dental images of over 100 patients was stolen from the home of a Northern Health and Social Care Trust staff member, the MAIL has learned. […] “Our investigations assure us that although the missing files contain the names and dental photographs of 128 patients, there are no further details that…

Denise Hnytka reports: The Wichita Radiological Group received an anonymous call saying their patient records may have been stolen. On Monday, the executive director reported the information to Wichita police. According to the police report, the caller claims a former employee stole patient records before being fired from the Wichita Radiological Group. The caller said…

The BBC reports: A tape containing the records of more than 11,000 patients has been lost by a GP practice in Greater Manchester. The magnetic tape contains duplicates of current and old patient details at Whitaker Lane Practice in Prestwich. Doctors say the records can only be viewed using specialist equipment and are unlikely to…

Carly Timmons of ABC reports: State health officials say a security breach in the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry may have exposed thousands of donors’ personal information, including their social security numbers. The Agency for Health Care Administrations said Monday it has corrected the flaw, which may have allowed unauthorized users to view the personal…

Officials at South Coast Medical Center are still trying to figure out how a woman was admitted under a 72-hour psychiatric hold using another woman’s identity — and insurance card. […] Kofl said it is the first known incident of insurance identity theft in the Adventist Health chain of 18 hospitals. Full story – Coastline…