Crain’s reports: A volunteer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island gained unauthorized access to the protected health information of nearly 3,500 patients, the hospital told the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week. The volunteer in Coney Island’s phlebotomy department entered patient names in a logbook, cleaned up data storage areas and transported…
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Charlotte medical practice worker sold patients’ private info for $10 apiece, feds say
Blake Hanson reports on an incident that was seemingly reported to federal regulators and patients last year, but flew under the media radar for the most part until criminal charges were revealed this week: Federal prosecutors have charged a Charlotte medical practice employee over accusations she sold patient’s private information to an identity thief. Keniona…
UK: GP staff member fined for looking at confidential records
Carl Difford reports: An administrator who worked in a GP’s surgery has been fined after she illegally accessed the confidential medical records of one patient 51 times. Sally Anne Day, 41, of Abergavenny, logged on to a second patient’s records eight times, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which prosecuted the case said. Day, who worked…
Email gaffe exposes more than 700 Rutland Regional Medical Center patient email addresses in survey request
April McCullum reports: Rutland Regional Medical Center is facing privacy questions after sending out a patient survey that revealed more than 700 email addresses. The hospital sent an electronic survey this month about how the hospital could improve its patient discharge paperwork, according to a copy obtained by the Burlington Free Press. Hundreds of email addresses in the “To”…
Attorney’s confidential files on abused children scattered on street
Gabrielle Fonrouge, Kevin Fasick and Natalie Musumeci report: A court-appointed lawyer left documents containing the names and addresses of child-abuse victims — and even explicit details about their cases — to be scattered along a busy Midtown street, The Post has learned. The alleged breach of confidentiality involved 13 city and state case files that…
Couple sues Virginia Mason Medical Center for 2nd time after winning $8.5M verdict
Alyssa Rege reports: A Washington couple filed a second lawsuit against Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center, alleging the institution failed to provide information about multiple privacy breaches involving their medical and financial records, according to K-5 News. Matthew and Sarah Hipps, MD, previously sued VMMC in 2013. Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review.