There was a lot of media attention last month when Rite Aid disclosed that it was notifying customers whose prescriptions with personal and Rx information were stolen during the Baltimore riots in April. Flying somewhat lower under the media radar, however, was the fact that CVS similarly started notifying its customers later in June. The…
Category: Health Data
Govt. prosecutes health workers for snooping into Rob Ford’s medical records
Olivia Carville reports: Three hospital workers have been charged under Ontario’s health privacy law for snooping into former mayor Rob Ford’s medical records after he was diagnosed with cancer. If convicted, this will be the first time in Ontario’s history that an individual has been successfully prosecuted under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)…
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ESPN obtained medical charts that show Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul had right index finger amputated today. pic.twitter.com/VI5cbS1uCw — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 8, 2015 How did ESPN obtain those charts? If Pierre-Paul gave the records to ESPN with permission to share publicly, that’s his right, of course, but did he, or did someone just share his…
IE: More than 100 breaches of HSE patient data in past year
Darragh McDonagh and Brian McDonald report: More than 100 data protection breaches involving sensitive personal information held by the Health Service Executive (HSE) occurred over the past year, internal documents indicate. Details of the incidents, which occurred between April 1st, 2014 and April 1st, 2015, have been released under the Freedom of Information Act. Read…
Florida Hospital faces two data breach lawsuits
Paul Brinkmann reports: Florida Hospital is facing two possible class action lawsuits regarding two separate data breaches of patient information over the past four years. The hospital is battling both suits, and has recently submitted motions to toss them both out. The first data breach, revealed in August 2011, involved Florida Hospital employees Dale Munroe…
MO: Multiple credit cards involved in health center stealing
Lake Sun reports: Multiple credit cards were apparently used by the employee arrested in the theft of more than $140,000 from the Morgan County Health Center along with the identity theft of a former employee. Melissa D. Owsley, 38, was arrested and charged last week with one count of identity theft resulting in the theft…