9News reports that Madison Street Provider Network, Inc., dba Omni Eye Specialists, Spivack Vision Center, Madison Street Surgery Center, Madison Street Anesthesia, and Madison Street Company Nurse Practitioner said they were a target of a data breach and will be notifying patients. Stay tuned, as there’s no notification on any web site(s) yet.
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Omaha hospital workers fired over Ebola privacy
AP reports: The Nebraska hospital that treated an American aid worker infected with Ebola has fired two workers accused of violating the man’s privacy by looking at his medical file. In a written statement Friday, the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha said an audit of the hospital’s electronic medical records led to the discovery that two employees…
UK: Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust signs undertaking to improve data protection
From the ICO: An Undertaking to comply with the First, Third and Seventh data protection principle has been signed by Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust. This follows an investigation involving the inadvertent sharing of data with a referral management centre. The data which was provided in error consisted of referrals from health care…
Once again, Air Force group fails to secure blood donors' information
WHIO reports: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base officials confirm they are investigating an incident at the Department of Air Force 88th Medical Group involving a binder containing names and Social Security numbers that was misplaced from their blood donor program. The 88th Medical Group sent more than 3,000 letters notifying donors that a data binder with…
Ca: Health records in derelict buildings 'careless privacy breach'
CBC News reports: P.E.I.’s Opposition Health Critic James Aylward is demanding the provincial government move all health and financial records to a secured location at once. Earlier this week, CBC News reported that boarded-up, abandoned buildings near the Hillsborough Hospital, currently used to store some financial records and health records, have been broken into in recent…
IN: Floyd Memorial installs fingerprint scanners
Baylee Pulliam reports: Floyd Memorial Hospital hopes a tiny, glowing blue box could help improve patient care and prevent medical identity theft. The box is part of the hospital’s new partnership with technology company CrossChx, which uses unique points of patients’ fingerprints to generate a code linking them to their medical information. Read more on The…