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…
Category: Health Data
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…
UK: Care home patients’ confidential details found in alley
An inquiry has been launched after confidential files containing personal information about care home patients were found discarded in an alley. Greenbanks Homecare, which describes itself as “the people who care”, recently moved out of its office in Gabalfa, Cardiff. But documents containing names, addresses and details of vulnerable and elderly people’s individual care were…
KY: Vets' Info Breached At VA Hospital
Personal information of almost 1,200 veterans was discovered unattended last month at the Robley Rex VA Medical Center in Louisville. Officials said information containing the names, Social Security numbers and discharge dates of approximately 1,182 veterans was found, unattended, in the lobby entrance of the facility. Read more on WLKY