Category: Health Data

The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta has issued another opinion: Summary: The Complainant complained that Nor-Don Collection Network (Nor-Don) had disclosed his health information to his spouse contrary to the Health Information Act (HIA) during a telephone call. In the alternative, he complained that Nor-Don had disclosed his personal information to…

In the story about the new Canadian health portal, mydoctor.ca, it says: […] [Larry Mohr, president of Practice Solutions] was asked how the system could guarantee patients’ health information doesn’t end up in the public domain. “The piece that people might get most nervous about would be the secure messaging where people would normally think…

 The Canadian Press reports: The Canadian Medical Association launched a new online pilot project Tuesday it says will help patients take a more active role in their health. “It empowers patients,” said Brian Day, the president of the Canadian Medical Association. The new online “tool” was introduced by Day at a news conference and later…

Aaron Applegate of The Virginian-Pilot reports: An unconscious man was spotted last week in the parking lot of a BJ’s Wholesale Club. He was taken to Sentara Bayside Hospital and pronounced dead. Six hours later, a man in hospital scrubs used the dead man’s credit card at Best Buy to buy a laptop computer, police…

Seen at MySuncoast.com: Six people in Miami are facing federal fraud charges in an alleged scheme to steal patient information from a hospital. Miami U.S. Attorney R. Alexander Acosta said Tuesday the six people used the stolen information to submit about $8 million in false claims to Medicare. The information involving about 1,500 people was…

Mike Maciag of the Journal Star reports: A former Illinois Eye Center employee could have used confidential patient information for identity theft. According to a letter the eye center sent last week to affected patients, the records obtained include patient names, Social Security numbers and birthdates. It is believed females between ages 18 and 25…