Kelly Green reports: A 79-year-old woman was the victim of credit card and check theft by two hospital employees in separate incidents during her stay in a Scottsdale hospital, police said. The victim was receiving treatment for a heart condition at Scottsdale Healthcare Shea in December 2008 when the two employees allegedly stole credit cards…
Category: Health Data
CO: Hospital worker says she stole 20 identities a week
In today’s installment of what has become a bit of a soap opera of a breach, Deborah Sherman reports: In an exclusive interview with 9Wants to Know, the woman facing charges for stealing patient records from St. Anthony Central Hospital says she might have helped to steal many more identities than previously thought. Dawn Philbin,…
UK: Royal Liverpool Hospital patient details stolen from car
Liza Williams reports: More than 300 patients waiting for kidney transplants at the Royal Liverpool Hospital have had their details stolen from a car boot. The names, addresses, dates of birth, hospital number and contact details of 354 people on the renal transplant list were taken, after a staff member’s car was broken into. Read…
UK: Information Commissioner hits another NHS Trust after data breaches
Siobhan Chapman reports: An NHS trust has been hit by enforcement action by the Information Commissioner’s Office following the theft of two laptops containing patient data. Brent Teaching Primary Care Trust was found to have breached data protection laws, after two laptops were stolen containing the personal information of 389 patients. The laptops were stored…
Abortion Center in Michigan Given Probation for Illegally Dumping Patient Records
Steven Ertelt reports: An abortion practitioner in Michigan and his chain of abortions businesses were given probation on Wednesday in a case involving the illegal dumping of patient records. Last year, members of a local pro-life group found biohazard waste and medical records at the Womancare abortion business. […] On Wednesday, in a hearing before…
CO: Warrant: Mother stole medical records to protect daughter
This story just gets weirder and weirder…. A hospital worker inside St. Anthony Central Hospital says Paul Simmons and his friends made her steal personal information about patients or said they would kill her daughter, according to arrest warrants released Wednesday. Read more on 9News.com