Ryan Smith reports that an e-mail error resulted in medical information and/or billing information for 11 patients being sent to another patient: Pella Regional Health Center operates seven clinics in three Iowa counties. KCCI-TV uncovered a handful of local patients whose hospital bills and medical records were compromised. Monte Goodyk contacted KCCI-TV Friday after he…
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AL: Flowers Hospital employee indicted for stealing patient info for tax refund fraud scheme
An update to this insider breach at Flowers Hospital in Alabama. The breach, reported in April, has already resulted in a potential class action lawsuit, which the hospital has moved the court to dismiss. In today’s development, Ken Curtis reports: A Henry County man has been indicted on charges he sold personal information of patients…
HIV Status, Homosexuality no Reason for Anonymity, Judge
Sabrina Canfield reports: An HIV-positive homosexual who sued his employer for discrimination cannot do so anonymously because his HIV-positive, homosexual status provides him “no greater threat of retaliation” than a typical plaintiff alleging employment violations, a federal judge ruled. John Doe asked the court to keep his own name out of a lawsuit he filed…
Tech Firms Ask Congress to Redefine Medical Privacy Rules
Kerry Young reports: Tech firms, including Amazon.com Inc., are asking Congress to redefine the rules on medical privacy, saying the potential risks of disclosure should be weighed again against the potential benefits of wider sharing and easier access to crucial health data. Executives of tech companies and health organizations have told the House Energy and…
SC: Some Dorn V.A. Hospital veterans' information may be compromised
WLTX reports: The Dorn Veterans Administration Hospital in Columbia says some old records are missing, and is warning veterans that their personal information could be compromised. According to Dorn officials, four boxes of pathology reports that were stored in a locked area in the medical center laboratory are gone. The loss of the records was…
AU: Department of Defense fined $5000 for privacy breach
Paris Cowan reports: Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has ordered the Department of Defence to apologise to a former employee as well as compensating him to the tune of $5000 after its human resources department passed on medical records against his wishes. Pilgrim handed down the findings today, in the aftermath of a compensation claim mix-up…