Adam D. Krauss brings us the latest on the controversy over a breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital: A state investigator says after reviewing additional information he still doesn’t think Wentworth-Douglass Hospital had to notify patients impacted by the privacy breach. James Boffetti, who leads the Office of the Attorney General’s consumer protection and antitrust bureau, said…
Category: Health Data
Ca: Durham still looking for missing health information
Keith Gilligan reports: The investigation continues into how and where a USB key, containing personal health information of thousands of people who had a flu shot in Durham Region, was lost. In the meantime, letters have been sent to every one of the 83,524 people who attended any health department flu vaccination clinics from Oct….
TX: Medical Records Found on Street
KRGV in Texas reports that a citizen found files full of medical records from a home health care agency scattered on the street: Jose Diaz’s walk to the grocery store led him to files with names of people, their address, phone number and social security numbers. Most of documents are from late December. They’re medical…
TX: Medical Records Found on Street
KRGV in Texas reports that a citizen found files full of medical records from a home health care agency scattered on the street: Jose Diaz’s walk to the grocery store led him to files with names of people, their address, phone number and social security numbers. Most of documents are from late December. They’re medical…
Hospital Maintenance Man Charged in Peeping Tom Case
ohn Commins reports: A maintenance man at Sanford Hospital in Rock Rapids, IA, was arrested after he allegedly confessed to using “peepholes” to spy on female employees in a rest room. The suspect, John David Elias, 55, also allegedly admitted that he discovered, stole, and unsuccessfully attempted to destroy a hidden surveillance camera that was…
How to Prevent Top Three Health Information Breaches
Dom Nicastro writes: Major breaches of patient information in 2009 break down into three types: snoopers, hackers, and those involving large quantities of data. So let’s examine the top breaches from the past year and find out what facilities can do to prevent similar problems. Read more on HealthLeadersMedia.com