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Ca: Medical records sent to roofer by mistake

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Dissent

Vancouver Island Health Authority is investigating an apparent privacy breach in which medical records were repeatedly faxed to a Langford roofer. Problems arose in replying to physicians’ faxed requests for procedures in the medical imaging department, said VIHA spokeswoman Suzanne Germain. “This particular medical clinic had their fax number in tiny font on the fax…

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ID: Man upset after hospital sends private info out in the mail

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Dissent

Alana Brophy reports: Doctor appointment reminders are pretty common, but when one Boise man received his in the mail, he got a lot more than he wanted on the address line. “My phone number, my date of birth, my wife’s group insurance number and my part B number, which is my Social Security number all…

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UK: Computer with details of hundreds of children stolen in youth club burglary

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Dissent

?A computer containing the names, ages, addresses and medical conditions of hundreds of children has been stolen in a raid on a youth club.Details of up to 700 youths are stored on the computer belonging to Sparks Project in Courtway Road, Orchard Park, north Hull. Tony Fee, who launched the youth project in 2006, has…

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Mass. General to pay $1M to settle privacy claims

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Dissent

Massachusetts General Hospital and its physicians organization have agreed to pay the federal government $1,000,000 to settle claims related to a worker leaving personal health documents on the subway. The hospital also agreed to develop a comprehensive new privacy policy to prevent patient information from being compromised in the future, and to provide training to…

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Sensitive Patient Records from Abortion Doc Were Stored in AG Employee’s Home, Ethics Panel Is Told

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Dissent

Martha Neil reports: Under fire for allegedly mishandling sensitive patient records from an abortion doctor in addition to other claimed violations of attorney ethics rules, a former attorney general of Kansas and district attorney has contended the disciplinary case against him is politically motivated. But the No. 2 man in the AG’s office under Phill…

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Henry Ford Health System employee loses flash drive containing patient information

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Dissent

Robin Erb reports: For the second time in less than a year, a security lapse within the Henry Ford Health System has compromised patient information. In the latest incident, an employee lost a flash drive with information on 2,777 patients on Jan. 31, triggering an investigation, according to the hospital. The probe began Feb. 8…

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