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CA: State ends review of privacy breaches at hospitals

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Dissent

SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER reports: The state has ended its investigation into privacy breaches at UCLA hospitals, where celebrities such as Britney Spears and Farrah Fawcett had their medical records illegally accessed by employees. Six state reports were released on the matter over the last several months—the last one Wednesday—detailing a widespread practice of workers taking…

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Lexington woman accused of ID theft

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Dissent

A Lexington woman working for a home health care agency is accused of taking a patient’s ID and trying to withdraw money from her bank account, according to felony charges filed Wednesday in Cleveland County District Court. Source – The Norman Transcript

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Health care data security breaches in the U.S.

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Dissent

Kevin Prince reports: New laws and regulations regarding data security breaches and disclosure laws affect the way in which health care organizations do business. This study provides a review of the scope and impact of data security breaches in the health care industry in an effort to encourage proactive modification to risk mitigation technologies, policies,…

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UK: Patient data leaves NHS – officials answer our questions

Posted on October 27, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Nearly 300 million confidential medical records have transferred officially from the government to an academic organisation outside the NHS, Computer Weekly has learned. The transferred records contain patient-identifiable information on nearly every stay by patients in hospitals in England, and visits to an accident and emergency department. Also within the transferred records are 215 million confidential…

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Private Access seeks experimental treatments for patients without giving up privacy

Posted on October 26, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

  Dean Takahashi reports: Robert Shelton was a successful real estate developer who became wealthy creating buildings such as the Palm Beach Convention Center. But his world was rocked when his son was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. He then faced a quandary. He needed to find treatment for his son, but doing so…

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Medical Mutual of Ohio reports missing personal information of 36,000 Ohio retirees

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Dissent

  Mary Vanac reports: Eleven computer disks containing personal information for more than 36,000 Ohio retirees and employees are missing, likely somewhere in the U.S. postal system. Cleveland-based medical insurer Medical Mutual of Ohio reported the missing disks early Thursday afternoon, stressing that none of the information appears to have fallen into the wrong hands….

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