In a case that seems like deja vu all over again, the Minnesota Court of Appeals held that posting someone else’s embarrassing personal information on the Internet can be a legal invasion of privacy, regardless of how many people view the site. In this case, the personal information concerned a woman’s sexually transmitted disease that…
Category: Health Data
SVI police investigate leaked photo of deceased crash victim
Ghouls – and unprofessional ones at that. St Thomas/St John/Water Island Chief of Police Rodney Querrard released the following message to the USVI public on Tuesday in hopes of finding out who took a CELL phone picture of a deceased auto accident victim, then forwarded it. “It has come to my attention that a confidentiality…
AL: Medical records discovered in garbage truck, landfill
Hundreds of medical files with personal and medical details were found in and around a garbage truck at a landfill in Montgomery, Alabama. The records were marked, “Radiology Department, Baptist Medical Center.” Baptist Health uses a third party for some of its record disposal, and a spokesperson said that they are investigating the matter. Source:…
PCI-DSS: Not on health care provider's radar
Health care providers are certainly no stranger to data privacy and security standards related to protected health information (PHI). Although these providers and their respective organizations are well versed in rules, policies and requirements of HIPAA, few are aware that the PCI-DSS rules apply to their businesses and even fewer are compliant. When HIPAA compliancy…
AMA: Guidance Offered on Medical Record Breaches
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted guidelines for any breach of patients’ electronic medical records and passed policies recognizing breast cancer in men and the dangers of hormone use in anti-aging procedures on June 15 at their annual meeting held from June 13 to 17 in Chicago. To protect patients’ privacy and security, the AMA…
HSE stolen laptop contains personal financial data
A non-encrypted laptop computer stolen from a Health Service Executive (HSE) office contains sensitive personal financial data on people who have approached community welfare officers seeking assistance. The laptop containing the data was one of 15 computers stolen from HSE offices in Roscommon town at the weekend. […] One of the two non-encrypted laptops contained…