CBC reports another breach involving employees of Eastern Health Authority: Eastern Health revealed Monday that the private health information of as many as 46 patients may have been breached at an unnamed rural clinic. “One employee has been terminated as a result of the investigation while the other resigned,” Eastern Health said in a statement….
Category: Health Data
HIV researcher warns against protracted data freeze
Tara Carman reports that researchers are concerned over a halt to sharing data in the wake of reports of inappropriate access: A freeze on access to medical data from the B.C. government has the potential to seriously undermine the health care system if it goes on too long, a prominent Vancouver medical researcher said Friday….
Two University of Miami Hospital employees found stealing patient data (updated)
Yet another incident involving the theft of patient data in Florida by employees has been disclosed. In a letter to those affected, the University of Miami Health System writes: Based on information provided by law enforcement on July 18, 2012, the University of Miami Health System conducted an investigation that revealed that two University of…
Identity theft victims can pursue litigation against health insurer: Court
Since December 2009, when two laptops were stolen from AvMed’s office in Gainesville, Florida, the case has been pursued by some of the 1.2 million insured whose personal and health information were on the laptops. In November 2010, five of them filed a potential class action lawsuit, Although AvMed claimed in November 2010 that there was…
Health ministry suspends workers over privacy breach
Jonathan Fowlie reports: Seven employees have been suspended without pay from the B.C. Ministry of Health over allegations of inappropriate access to medical information, The Vancouver Sun has learned. The employees in question worked in the area of research and evidence development, which awards drug research contracts on behalf of the ministry. Government has also…
Beware of the threat within
Darren Pauli has a report on insider breaches in Australia. One of them involves a situation we’ve seen here, too: insiders stealing patient databases to set up their own practice: Another ongoing case has seen a Sydney medical clinic chain defrauded of up to $2 million after a small group of experienced practitioners allegedly stole…