Pamela Lewis Nolan reports: Often the biggest threat to your practice and patient data is not an outside hacker or a snooping employee — it’s somebody’s forgetfulness. […] Credant Technologies, a Dallas-based data protection solutions company, noted in a 2008 survey that although more than a third of health care professionals store patient data on…
Category: Health Data
NZ: Hospital sacks employee over accessing files
Greer McDonald reports: A Hutt Hospital employee has been fired for accessing patient files without legitimate reasons. A report prepared for Hutt Valley District Health Board revealed three staff members at the hospital were investigated for potential privacy breaches in October and December. Acting chief executive Michael Hundleby said two breaches were upheld while in…
TN: TennCare sent data to wrong people
Nicole Young and Chris Echegaray report: A corrupted file on a state computer caused incorrect addresses to be put on cards and letters mailed to some 3,900 TennCare enrollees, sending names, birth dates and Social Security numbers to the wrong people, state officials said Friday. Those whose personal information was released will be notified by…
TN: TennCare sent data to wrong people
Nicole Young and Chris Echegaray report: A corrupted file on a state computer caused incorrect addresses to be put on cards and letters mailed to some 3,900 TennCare enrollees, sending names, birth dates and Social Security numbers to the wrong people, state officials said Friday. Those whose personal information was released will be notified by…
(follow-up) Cops say suspected data thief continued spending while awaiting trial
George Warren reports: A data breach involving 29,500 Northern California Kaiser Permanente employees discovered a year ago has led to at least 400 Kaiser employees becoming victims of identity theft, according to criminal investigators. Detectives said the woman accused of stealing the personnel files continued to victimize employees even while she awaited trial. Mia Garza,…
FL: Ultrasound records stolen (updated)
Cardiology Consultants Inc. today reported that a computer used to process ultrasound images was stolen from one of its Pensacola offices on Dec. 19. Cardiology Consultants became aware of the incident on Dec. 21 and began an investigation with authorities, a news release said. However, as of today, no arrests have been made and the…