Statement issued by Lexington Clinic: January 30, 2012 Lexington Clinic is notifying 1,018 patients of a privacy breach. Despite stringent security protocols, a laptop was stolen from Lexington Clinic’s Neurology Department located in the St. Joseph Office Park at 1401 Harrodsburg Road. The theft occurred overnight on December 7, 2011. Following an internal investigation of…
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Update: Sg: Hospital takes action on doctor who accessed records
More on a breach previously mentioned on this blog. From AsiaOne: Last November, Dr Singh was fined $10,000 and censured by the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) after he admitted to six charges of professional conduct. KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) has confirmed that it has lodged a police complaint against a doctor who accessed…
The Demi Moore 911 Call: A Breach of Medical Confidentiality?
Privacy law scholar and law professor Daniel Solove writes: I’ve written before on the issue of whether 911 calls should be public. The recent release of the Demi Moore 911 call raises the issues once again. From CBS News: The tape of the frantic 911 call from actress Demi Moore’s Beverly Hills home Monday night is out and, reports CBS…
NY: Laptops stolen from Albany doctor's office
Cathleen F. Crowley reports: A burglar stole two laptops from a doctor’s office last week, and with them, records of about 640 patients, according to Oldendorf Medical Services. Staff at Oldendorf, located at 1365 Washington Ave., Suite 100, discovered the theft on Jan. 18. The previous night, a thief picked the locks and entered the…
CA: Sequoia Hospital vendor posted hospital employees’ personal information online
Aaron Kinney reports: A contractor working for Sequoia Hospital inadvertently posted the personal information of 391 current and former hospital employees on a public website, where it stayed for four years, the hospital said Thursday. An employee for Towers Watson, an international professional services firm, posted the information in October 2007, hospital CEO Glenna Vaskelis…
OK: Medical records stolen from skincare company
Sharon Phillips reports: A burglary in south Tulsa has detectives on high alert. The personal information of more than 400 people is now in the hands of crooks. It happened at Preferred Skin Solutions near 55th and Lewis, and now officers are concerned about identity theft. The owners believe the thieves broke in sometime between…