Kyle Spurr reports: St. Charles Health System is being sued for $500,000 by a patient who claims a nurse illegally shared his private health information without his permission. Jason Miller was receiving treatment at St. Charles Bend on May 15, 2016, for injuries related to an all-terrain vehicle accident. A nurse not assigned to him,…
Category: Health Data
Sensitive medical records dumped in public Allentown recycling bin
Paul Muschick and Emily Opilo report on one of those data protection fails that sometimes happen when a practice closes. And once again, we find no one stepping up to admit responsibility for the improper disposal of patient records with personally identifiable information and sensitive protected health information. In this case, the records appear to…
WV: Patient accuses Charleston Area Medical Center, ex-wife of invasion of privacy
Lhalie Castillo reports: A Logan County man alleges his medical records were accessed by his ex-wife without permission. Brent Varney filed a complaint Oct. 23 in Kanawha Circuit Court against Charleston Area Medical Center and Angela Varney alleging negligence, invasion of privacy and other counts. According to the complaint, the plaintiff received treatment at the…
Patients at UAB Medicine clinic affected by possible data breach
Erin Edgemon reports: Patients of the UAB Viral Hepatitis Clinic may have had their protected health information exposed during a Oct. 25 data breach, UAB Medicine released late Thursday morning. The 652 patients affected were notified of the incident by letter, the university hospital said. Read more on AL.com.
Celebrity hospital worker hacked files to find out what her colleagues were paid
Chris Osuh reports: A worker with a grudge over pay hacked files at the ‘celebrity’ hospital where she worked after becoming ‘paranoid’ workmates were earning more than her. Financial administrator Karen Enabofio, 43, looked up colleagues’ salaries and emailed clients’ personal data to herself while working at the private Cygnet Hospital in Bury. Manchester Magistrates…
Privacy report says 49 workers unlawfully viewed info on Calgary patient
Canadian Press reports: Alberta’s information and privacy commissioner says 49 health workers unlawfully viewed and used information about a Calgary patient and her daughter in 2015. The investigation started after the Alberta Health Services privacy office was notified of a breach of information by the emergency department manager at South Health Campus. The patient’s file…