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UK: Basildon Hospital faxed cancer details to wrong person

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dissent

The BBC reports on one of the recent actions by the Information Commissioner’s Office, reported previously on this blog. A hospital in Essex has changed patient communication procedures after cancer records were repeatedly faxed to a member of the public instead of a GP. Basildon Hospital was reported to the Information Commissioner – the data…

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Demonstration: wiping hard drives is not sufficient to secure PHI

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Dissent

Watch this video. The hard drives belonged to Bayou City Medical Center and over 100,000 files with patient information were recovered containing names, Social Security Numbers, dates of birth, and much more… after the drive had reportedly been wiped and reformatted. I do not know if this breach was ever in the media or reported…

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The Sun defends itself against accusations concerning Brown's child (updated with apology from The Guardian)

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dissent

Yesterday, I posted a link to a story in The Guardian that essentially accused The Sun of egregious conducting in publishing information about a political figure’s child’s health issues.  At the time, I stated that whoever engaged in such conduct should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, but noted that an investigation…

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The real story doesn't require psychic powers

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dissent

Since the story first broke yesterday, I’ve been somewhat fascinated by the case of a Colorado Springs nurse who has reportedly been fired for misusing/exceeding her access to Physician Link to access the records of 2,500 patients at Colorado Springs Hospital that she had no legitimate reason to access. According to an updated version of…

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CO: City employee loses job over Memorial records breach

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Dissent

Barbara Cotter reports on a breach at Colorado Springs Hospital – Memorial Health System: A Colorado Springs city employee has lost her job for allegedly accessing the records of 2,500 Memorial Hospital patients without cause, and a police investigation is under way, officials reported Monday. Lori Niell, a nurse with the city’s occupational health clinic,…

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UK: News International papers targeted Gordon Brown (updated with apology from The Guardian)

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Dissent

The explosive scandal in the U.K. involving phone hacking is not something I’ve covered on this blog, but a story about it caught my eye. Nick Davies and David Leigh report: Journalists from across News International repeatedly targeted the former prime minister Gordon Brown, attempting to access his voicemail and obtaining information from his bank…

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