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Feinstein Institute for Medical Research notifies 13,000 research participants after laptop with PHI stolen from employee's car

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

A press release from the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research:  After learning that a laptop containing research study information was stolen from an employee’s car, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research announced today it is sending letters to some research participants, advising of the possible disclosure of some personal and health information. “Although both the computer…

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Sheffield Council investigating breach involving confidential paperwork of mental health patients

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Dissent

The Sheffield Telegraph reports: Sheffield Council could be fined up to half a million pounds for breach of the Data Protection Act after confidential paperwork about mental health patients was found ‘blowing around’ a city centre street. Well yes, it’s pretty much true for any breach that the entity could be fined and the maximum…

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Patient privacy violated dozens of times at rural clinic

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dissent

CBC reports another breach involving employees of Eastern Health Authority: Eastern Health revealed Monday that the private health information of as many as 46 patients may have been breached at an unnamed rural clinic. “One employee has been terminated as a result of the investigation while the other resigned,” Eastern Health said in a statement….

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HIV researcher warns against protracted data freeze

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Dissent

Tara Carman reports that researchers are concerned over a halt to sharing data in the wake of reports of inappropriate access: A freeze on access to medical data from the B.C. government has the potential to seriously undermine the health care system if it goes on too long, a prominent Vancouver medical researcher said Friday….

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Two University of Miami Hospital employees found stealing patient data (updated)

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Dissent

Yet another incident involving the theft of patient data in Florida by employees has been disclosed. In a letter to those affected, the University of Miami Health System writes: Based on information provided by law enforcement on July 18, 2012, the University of Miami Health System conducted an investigation that revealed that two University of…

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Identity theft victims can pursue litigation against health insurer: Court

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Dissent

Since December 2009, when two laptops were stolen from AvMed’s office in Gainesville, Florida, the case has been pursued by some of the 1.2 million insured whose personal and health information were on the laptops.  In November 2010, five of them filed a potential class action lawsuit, Although AvMed claimed in November 2010 that there was…

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