Michael Nock of Foley Road, Streetly, had a knee-replacement operation at Walsall’s Manor Hospital. He went home to recover. What happened next came as a surprise. “I suddenly got a brochure through the post from a company selling mobility scooters. At first I put it down to coincidence. […] NHS staff are forbidden to pass…
Category: Health Data
NHS Scotland loses patients’ medical history data
Computing.co.uk reports: The Scottish NHS has admitted to the loss of medical histories for 137 patients that were stored on a memory stick, in contravention of data protection rules. The admission comes just days after the Scottish parliament published a report recommending the devolved government should be more proactive ensuring compliance with security standards. Police…
UK: Crime reports among missing data
The Galloway Gazette reports: Pictures of children and confidential crime reports are among a catalogue of data files lost by councils and health boards, it has been revealed. The dossier of stolen or lost information included details of pupils held by Glasgow City Council’s psychological services department. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde reported that seven…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Paul D. Gale, the owner of Roadhouse Grill & Tavern, has been arrested on charges he made a fraudulent insurance claim and collected phony charges using customers’ credit card numbers. More. Gerry Lynn McAfee was sentenced to 33 months in prison for stealing the identity of a Vietnam War veteran and…
OK: Medical files found in a dumpster
Meg Alexander of KFOR in Oklahoma reports that hundreds of medical files containing Social Security number and medical records from the office of from Dr. David Cavallaro, a podiatrist, were found in a dumpster. Oklahoma reportedly has no law governing disposal of medical files. Now if there was a national data protection law that required…
Push For Electronic Medical Records Must Slow Down, For Security's Sake
Robert Vamosi of PC World reports: Among the many new provisions the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is federal funding for electronic medical records. Known as HITECH, the law gives incentives to healthcare organizations to digitize personal health information before 2020. Lost in the rush, however, are the details. “I look forward to medical…