Adam Morris and Michael Blackley report: Fresh fears have been raised over the protection of personal information after both the city council and NHS Lothian were hit by new “data loss” incidents. The Evening News has uncovered a series of cases where sensitive information has been lost or stolen in the past year. They range…
Category: Health Data
Health Professionals Petition FTC For Relief From Red Flags Rule
From the press release: In light of a recent federal court decision, four national organizations representing dentists, physicians and veterinarians called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to exclude health professionals from controversial new regulation intended to combat identity theft. A letter sent to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz by leaders of the American Dental…
Privacy questioned after Weyburn woman receives inmate’s psych file by mistake
Pamela Cowan reports: It isn’t the first time confidential patient information has ended up in the wrong hands via e-mail — but Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says safeguards can be low-tech and simple. He was commenting after the office of his federal counterpart launched an investigation into how a Weyburn woman received a detailed and confidential…
Apple Daily: Breach of professional ethics
Y. L. Kao reports: A medical doctor in Taichung recently pubished an article that detailed information about a male-to-female sex reassignment surgical operation performed on Taiwan entertainer Li Ching. The doctor, who mentioned Li’s name in the article in a medical association journal, has been strongly criticized for an infringement of patient privacy. Divulging personal…
UCSF patient records possibly compromised
Victoria Colliver reports: Medical records for about 4,400 UCSF patients are at risk after thieves stole a laptop from a medical school employee in November, UCSF officials said today. The laptop, which was stolen on or about Nov. 30, was found in Southern California on Jan. 8. There is no indication that unauthorized access to…
FL: Medical files in Port St. Lucie trash bin could have led to ID fraud, police say
Will Greenlee reports: Police on Tuesday turned up medical files containing information that could be used to commit identity theft in a trash bin near University Medical Clinics, a police spokesman said Wednesday. Police determined the files, which contained information including patient names, Social Security numbers, phone numbers and addresses, had been discarded from University…