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Case study from Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner reveals need for ethics review in research recruitment to protect privacy

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Dissent

Over on DataBreaches.net, I mentioned a previously unknown (to me) breach that was revealed in Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner’s 2010 Annual Report. Another incident that the report included involved a medical privacy complaint. At pp. 82-83: Case study 17: Inappropriate disclosure of medical research data In March 2010 we were contacted by a lady who…

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IL: Medical center employee sentenced to 8 years for ID thefts

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Dissent

Mary Shenk reports: Patricia Castor of Mahomet fought back tears as she told a judge how her late mother lived in fear after her wallet was stolen by an employee of an Urbana hospital where she was a patient. […] The wallet and identity thief was Karen Dooley, 30, of Champaign, a “transporter” for Provena Covenant…

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Loyola University Medical Center patients’ information compromised after car break-in

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dissent

Tom Negovan reports: He raves about the medical care he’s received at Loyola University Medical Center, but a heart transplant patient says he can’t believe the hospital allowed his personal information to be compromised. Worse still, 63-year-old Vincent Cherry says, administrators are doing nothing to help. He was notified earlier this month that a Loyola…

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SC: Hospital Worried About Data Breach After Laptop Was Stolen

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dissent

Tripp Messick reports: Someone stole a laptop from Spartanburg Regional. Mark Aycock, the executive vice president, said the laptop had a password-protected file with Social Security numbers, as well as names, addresses, dates of birth and medical billing codes. Aycock says the laptop was taken out of an employer’s car on March 28th. Hospital officials…

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SC: Hospital Worried About Data Breach After Laptop Was Stolen

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dissent

Tripp Messick reports: Someone stole a laptop from Spartanburg Regional. Mark Aycock, the executive vice president, said the laptop had a password-protected file with Social Security numbers, as well as names, addresses, dates of birth and medical billing codes. Aycock says the laptop was taken out of an employer’s car on March 28th. Hospital officials…

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Loyola University Medical Center patients' information compromised after car break-in

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Dissent

Tom Negovan reports: He raves about the medical care he’s received at Loyola University Medical Center, but a heart transplant patient says he can’t believe the hospital allowed his personal information to be compromised. Worse still, 63-year-old Vincent Cherry says, administrators are doing nothing to help. He was notified earlier this month that a Loyola…

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