After Elizabeth Dove saw her GP about suspected depression she was dismayed and angry to find that her sensitive NHS records were put on a database which was shared with staff at the local council. But it was no mistake: Dove discovered that it is routine for the NHS to make medical information on some…
Category: Health Data
2 NM hospital employees fired for photographing patients and posting the pictures on Web
Heather Clark of the Associated Press reports: Two University of New Mexico Hospital employees have been fired for using their cell phone cameras to take photos of patients receiving treatment and then posting the images to a social networking Web site. Director of Public Affairs Sam Giammo said Sunday the photos — mainly close-ups of…
Report: HHS fails to address electronic health record privacy protections
While the Department of Health and Human Services has taken positive actions to implement electronic health records, it still does not have a system for addressing issues of privacy protection, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. HHS implemented several measures to address these concerns following the release of a January 2007…
IE: HSE confirms five laptops stolen over the past year
Eithne Donnellan reports: FIVE LAPTOPS, at least three of them with patients’ personal details, have been stolen from the Health Service Executive (HSE) over the past year, it was confirmed yesterday. Details of the theft of one of the laptops from a staff member’s home were reported last week, but yesterday the HSE confirmed that…
VA: Nurse who stole dead man's credit card gets 30 days
Duane Bourne reports: Matthew Wiseman, a registered nurse who pilfered a dead patient’s credit card, was ordered to serve a month in jail on Wednesday. The 24-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to credit card theft and credit card fraud, used the card of Michael Puopolo in March to buy a laptop computer hours after the…
Chiropractic office notifies patients of break-in
On July 10th, 2008 thieves broke into the office of Summer Avenue Chiropractic Clinic and stole the computers used to conduct business. According to the letter sent to the affected patients, the computers contained encrypted personal information. Source and documentation – The Breach Blog