Chase Purdy reports: Polk County deputies arrested a Winter Haven nurse Tuesday on charges she swindled money and identification information from more than 30 elderly patients. Cathy “Pumpkin” McClain was charged with grand larceny, ID theft and scheming to defraud several patients at Brandywyne Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Winter Haven. Authorities said McClain…
Category: Health Data
UK: Patient info stolen from doctor’s home
A briefcase containing confidential patient details was stolen in a burglary at a doctor’s home. The case contained letters to 18 patients’ GPs about their hospital treatment. Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust revealed the breach of its data protection rules in its annual report. It said the letters were copies, so no appointments were affected. Chief…
Nurse Charged With Taking Money, ID Information from Elderly Patients
Chase Purdy reports: Polk County deputies arrested a Winter Haven nurse Tuesday on charges she swindled money and identification information from more than 30 elderly patients. Cathy “Pumpkin” McClain was charged with grand larceny, ID theft and scheming to defraud several patients at Brandywyne Healthcare Center, a nursing home in Winter Haven. Authorities said McClain…
UK: NHS trust signs undertaking after two breaches involving paper records
The Information Commissioner’s Office reports that an undertaking has been signed today by Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing the personal information of 49 patients in two separate incidents earlier this year. In one case a member of the public found a handover sheet containing names…
UK: NHS trust signs undertaking after two breaches involving paper records
The Information Commissioner’s Office reports that an undertaking has been signed today by Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing the personal information of 49 patients in two separate incidents earlier this year. In one case a member of the public found a handover sheet containing names and…
WA: Bonney Lake Medical Center Burglary – Medical Info, Insurance Info, and Social Security Numbers Stolen
A Sept. 9 press release/substitute notice from Bonney Lake Medical Center in Washington: Bonney Lake Medical Center was burglarized on August 12, 2011. The thieves broke into the office and stole password-protected computers including a computer server containing patient information. The personal information may have included name, address, Social Security number, insurance information, and medical record….