Category: Health Data

The headline only tells half the story. George Gombossy reports that not only was this going on, but a student who raised the issue/concern was told to keep it secret. Many of the x-rays allegedly contained patients’ name, date of birth, and physician notes. Sharp-eyed readers will be wondering why the instructor, who was a…

We could all write the news report by now as it’s same old, same old. Erik Rosales reports: A Fresno doctor is offering a $500.00 reward for the save return of a stolen computer. For more than 20 years, Dr. Gloria Traje-Quitoriano has helped heal sick kids in the area. Her office is in downtown…

Kevin Koeninger reports on a lawsuit with some distressing allegations. It seems that Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester allegedly allowed three youth access to the corpse of a young gunshot victim. The youth were not related to the deceased young man (although seemingly told hospital staff that they were), and took photos of his corpse…

From KARK4: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock is investigating a breach of information involving thousands of patients. UAMS officials say patients affected were interventional radiology patients seen at UAMS during 2009, 2010 and 2011. The breach happened when a document sent to an individual outside of UAMS for analysis…

In the last month or so, we’ve seen  breaches of healthcare records where each breach is measured in the hundreds of thousands.  There was the Utah Dept of Health breach, the South Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services breach, and the Emory Healthcare System breach.  But it’s not just here that huge breaches involving…

Ty Steele of KVAL in Oregon reports: Patients of a Eugene medical clinic are worried about protecting their identities after a security breach. Nancy Shepherd of Cottage Grove said her parents, both of whom are in their late 70s, received a troubling notice from the office of Dr. Rex Smith, a podiatrist. “Important security and…