A media/substitute notice: The office building and office suite of Jeremiah J. Twomey M.D., was vandalized during the weekend of December 31, 2011, at which time an external drive containing personal and confidential health information of individuals was stolen from Dr. Twomey’s office. Unauthorized use of this data is unlikely. Any individuals who believe they…
Category: Health Data
NJ: Information stolen from records of 445 Hackensack University Medical patients
Mary Jo Layton reports: Hackensack University Medical Center officials said a former employee stole information from the records of 445 patients and the hospital has been notifying those patients they could be the victims of identity theft. The employee, a clerk, took the information from files at an outpatient clinic. The information included patient names,…
HK: Suspected theft of reprinted patient records incident at United Christian Hospital
A press release from the government of Hong Kong issued yesterday: The following is issued on behalf of the Hospital Authority: The spokesperson for the United Christian Hospital (UCH) made the following announcement today (March 2) regarding a suspected theft of reprinted patient records: A doctor of the Accident and Emergency Department (A&E) made report…
UK: One member of staff sacked and another reprimanded after data breaches at Northampton General Hospital
Nick Spoors reports: One member of staff was sacked and another severely reprimanded for accessing details of Northampton General Hospital patients they were not treating, a new report reveals. The report on data breaches at NGH in 2011, said measures were now in place to guard against information falling into the wrong hands, but warned…
UK: ICO reveals four new undertakings following data breaches
From the ICO: Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information in training materials published on its website, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The personal data was contained in screenshots used to demonstrate the use of particular University systems and included details such as names, addresses and dates of birth…
Medical records theft: Providence patients can't sue for damages, Oregon Supreme Court rules
Joe Rojas-Burke reports the unsurprising news: Oregon’s Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of lawsuit seeking compensation for tens of thousands of people whose confidential records were stolen from Providence Health & Services in 2006. The breach occurred when a car prowler broke into a van parked overnight at the home of a Providence employee who…