Adam D. Krauss updates us on developments related to allegations concerning a breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (previous news stories here): The former Wentworth-Douglass Hospital pathologists who claimed the hospital retaliated against them over a patient privacy have sued an ex-WDH employee who was fired over the matter. In paperwork filed today at Strafford County Superior…
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Doctors claim they have list of medical records accessed by second worker
Adam D. Krauss brings us the latest allegations in the WDH incident reported previously on this site: The attorney for two doctors in a conflict with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital over a patient privacy breach has sent a letter to WDH with information the doctors say is a new list indicating 900 patient records were improperly accessed…
After further review, investigator doesn't think WDH had to report data breach
Adam D. Krauss brings us the latest on the controversy over a breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital: A state investigator says after reviewing additional information he still doesn’t think Wentworth-Douglass Hospital had to notify patients impacted by the privacy breach. James Boffetti, who leads the Office of the Attorney General’s consumer protection and antitrust bureau, said…
Opinion: Administration's shortcomings are not those of WDH
The editors of Foster’s Daily Democrat have an opinion piece in today’s paper that lauds Wentworth-Douglass Hospital for its fine medical care. Perhaps they’ve gotten some flak over their coverage over the breach and allegations of a cover-up. At the end, however, they write: So it is we admire the progress in medicine and surgery….
Doctor alleges second person also changed patients' records in WDH privacy breach
Adam D. Krause remains all over this story: A doctor impacted by the privacy breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital says a second employee improperly accessed and changed patients’ records but never lost her job. “There was another woman that’s still working at the hospital,” said Dr. Cheryl Moore, whose Piscataqua Pathology Associates group was contracted to…
Attorney for doctors in WDH privacy breach disputes AG’s finding
Adam D. Krauss continues to update us on this case: An attorney for two doctors impacted by the privacy breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital says the Office of the Attorney General would have found WDH had to notify patients if the state knew a rogue employee accessed patients’ social security numbers and sensitive insurance policy data….