Marcus Stickley of The Nelson Mail reports: “Clerical error” was the cause of a botch-up in which four patients had their confidential medical documents posted to another patient, says the Nelson Marlborough District Health Board. Nelson woman Elaine Robinson last month received a letter containing medical documents relating to her and her newborn daughter, along…
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Man Gets Misdirected Medical Faxes
A Jacksonville man said he’s in a fax fix because for months he’s been receiving faxes from doctors containing patients’ personal information. Michael Wilson receives his faxes through his e-mail and every day he said when he logs to his account he gets at least one fax meant for Liberty Medical, a company that help…
Medicare launches personal health records for South Carolina residents
Dave Hansen of AMNews reports: Medicare has started a yearlong pilot project in South Carolina testing online personal health records as a way to enable beneficiaries to get more involved in their care and better manage their conditions. Patients control their records and decide who has access to them — from doctors to family members….
UK: Files found in abandoned hospital
Christopher Sleight and Hayley Rothwell of BBC in Scotland report: Confidential patient information has been left lying in an abandoned hospital in Lanarkshire, BBC Scotland can reveal. X-rays marked with patients’ names, photographs and other paperwork were found scattered at Law Hospital in Carluke, which closed in 2001. The discovery comes weeks after it emerged…
UK: Laptop containing dental images stolen from NHSCT member
A LAPTOP containing names and dental images of over 100 patients was stolen from the home of a Northern Health and Social Care Trust staff member, the MAIL has learned. […] “Our investigations assure us that although the missing files contain the names and dental photographs of 128 patients, there are no further details that…
KS: Medical Group Investigates Allegations of Stolen Records
Denise Hnytka reports: The Wichita Radiological Group received an anonymous call saying their patient records may have been stolen. On Monday, the executive director reported the information to Wichita police. According to the police report, the caller claims a former employee stole patient records before being fired from the Wichita Radiological Group. The caller said…