Category: Health Data

Curiosity is normal. Resisting the impulse to share an unusual case seems to exceed some professionals’ self-control, despite ethical prohibitions. Fairfax NZ News reports: Auckland City Hospital staff are under the microscope after a patient’s privacy was breached when x-rays of an eel stuck up his bottom circulated the wards. Auckland District Health Board (ADHB)…

The Mirror reports that 3,700 patients identified as at risk of coronary heart disease had their confidential details sent to Enhanced Care Services by NHS Bournemouth and Poole without the trust ever getting consent or even notifying the patients.  The paper also reports that the Information ­Commissioner’s Office found the trust had breached the Data Protection Act. Read about…

Gregory Childress reports that a Chapel Hill councilwoman who is a licensed clinical social worker made an email attachment gaffe that exposed sensitive information on 10 clients to her council colleagues. That she also erroneously attached copies of her and her husband’s 2011 income tax returns is embarrassing, but it is the client data of…

Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a settlement with one of California’s largest health insurers over allegations the company failed to protect the personal information of its members. The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court today along with the settlement, alleges that Blue Cross of California, which does business under the…

In this blog’s coverage of an insider breach at Florida Hospital, I wondered aloud whether the attorneys and chiropractors who received the stolen information would be charged.  It seems that at least one doctor will not be, and may not have even known the source of the referrals. WFTV reports: WFTV tracked down the doctor…