Elizabeth Fernandez reports in the San Francisco Chronicle: A bill that would allow pharmacies in California to share patient prescription information with third-party businesses working for drugmakers was approved in the state Senate 21-16 Thursday. Under the legislation, pharmaceutical companies could send mailings directly to patients suffering from illnesses such as cancer, Parkinson’s and schizophrenia….
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Ca: Police find stolen computer device containing health records
New Glasgow police say they’ve recovered a computer memory stick containing the personal information of 150 people who used mental-health services in Pictou County. Someone has admitted to stealing the device and trying to destroy it, but no charges are expected, the Pictou County Health Authority said Friday. The health authority said police believe no…
Draft of major health IT bill unveiled in House
Nancy Ferris reports in Government Health IT: Leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and its health subcommittee have released a draft of a major health information technology bill that has several parallels to the Wired for Health Care Quality bill pending in the Senate. The House bill’s backers are the full committee’s chairman,…
Flash drive holding health records stolen in New Glasgow
New Glasgow police are investigating the theft of a computer memory stick from a Pictou County Health Authority office. The authority says they’ve contacted about two thirds of the 150 clients who received child and adolescent mental health services since last August. The flash drive was stolen from an employee’s desk Tuesday. Full story –…
Pa: Records Being Moved Out Of Old Clinic (update)
WJAC TV reports: An abandoned Cambria County clinic has been causing problems for both neighbors and the building’s owners, especially after the building was broken into and medical records were thrown in and around the old clinic. Once those medical records showed up on the road leading to the old Colver Clinic, people began to…
UCSF alerts patients about a security breach
From the UCSF Press Office: The University of California San Francisco is alerting a group of patients that it has discovered a security breach involving a computer that held personal patient information. There is no indication that any patient files were accessed. However, UCSF takes this situation very seriously and is therefore responding with the…