In a case that is somewhat reminiscent of the case involving cemetery records in Nebraska, Jesse Leavenworth of The Hartford Courant reports that: A group of researchers says the state’s mental health agency is withholding information about a significant chapter in Connecticut history. The researchers, who are compiling a book on the state’s role in…
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FL: Hospital employee prosecuted under HIPAA
In a rare criminal prosecution under HIPAA, Jacquettia L. Brown and Tear Renee Barbary, both residents of Miami-Dade County have been indicted on offenses relating to the theft of patient profile records from Palmetto General Hospital to further a fraud scheme. Brown was an employee of the hospital. More details on the indictment can be…
TN: State Wants Medical Records Database
Cara Kumari reports: Could an individual’s medical records hold the answers to some of the state’s serious health problems? “The purpose here is to build as broad a set of population health data as possible so that we can really improve quality of care and efficiency of care in Tennessee,” said Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz….
Tiversa Identifies Over 13 Million Breached Internet Files in the Past Year
From the Tiversa press release: Tiversa today announced the findings of new research that revealed 13,185,252 breached files emanating from over 4,310,839 sources on P2P file-sharing networks within a twelve month period from March 01, 2008 – March 01, 2009. […] The files analyzed included only those identified on behalf of Tiversa’s existing customer base…
NL: Regional medical dossiers breach privacy rules
From Radio Netherlands: The Data Protection Authority (CBP) says details of people’s medical history are being stored in regional electronic dossiers without their knowledge. The CBP statement is based on investigations into two electronic regional dossiers. It is likely that people who have refused to allow their details to be recorded in the national electronic…
UK: Information Commission to probe NHS data security breaches
Richard Staines of Nursing Times reports: A total of 140 security breaches have been reported in the NHS in the first quarter of this year, with tens of thousands of patient records lost, according to the information commissioner. Richard Thomas revealed his concerns in an interview with The Independent, in which he said he has…