Thousands of patient records have been stolen while they were in storage at an unknown location in the Rochdale area. The data, belonging to 3,500 patients from Trinity Medical Centre on Winton Street in Littleborough, was taken during a burglary on 12 July. The stolen records contained personal details and full medical history of patients,…
Category: Health Data
5,000 items missing from Indian Health
Enric Volante reports in the Arizona Daily Star: Mismanagement at the federal Indian Health Service has resulted in millions of dollars of equipment being lost or stolen across the nation, including in Arizona, congressional investigators reported. […] Gregory D. Kutz, managing director of forensic audits and special investigations for the GAO, the investigative arm of…
Hong Kong urges tougher controls on patients' data
Tougher controls to protect patients’ personal and medical data should be introduced at the city’s hospitals following a series of security blunders, the territory’s privacy watchdog said Tuesday. Roderick Woo, the privacy commissioner, made 37 recommendations to the Hospital Authority after inspecting the data security system at one of its hospitals. Full story – Monsters…
Rapper DMX arrested again
In his fourth run-in with Maricopa County deputies within a year, rapper DMX faces charges of theft of services and identity theft for trying to avoid paying $7,500 in medical bills from Scottsdale’s Mayo Clinic in April, officials said. […] In April, the 37-year-old rapper went for treatment at Scottsdale’s Mayo Clinic. He stayed nine…
Laptop theft at Cleveland Clinic could contain patient data
Jesse Tinsley reports: The Cleveland Clinic is investigating the theft of a laptop computer that could contain patient medical records. “We regret the potential breach of confidentiality due to the theft of a computer,” Clinic officials said in a written statement issued Friday. “At this time we cannot confirm that any information was compromised.” Clinic…
Former anesthesiologist arrested on four charges
Elisa Glushefski reports: A former Prince William Hospital anesthesiologist was arrested on four criminal charges Thursday—two weeks after authorities received a call of suspicious findings in a doctor’s bunkroom, police said Friday. Dr. Carlos Ocampo, 38, of 5438 Long Boat Court in Fairfax, turned himself in to police Thursday and was charged with prescription fraud,…