Paging HHS to Aisle 4…. Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree reports: What started as a routine purchase of a surplus county building has resulted in the discovery of thousands of medical records and allegations of theft. Jerseyville resident Edward Crone bought the property at 505 S. Main St. from the county on March 19 — more than a…
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OH: MetroHealth reports data breach for 981 heart patients due to malware
Brie Zeltner reports: The MetroHealth System is notifying almost 1,000 patients who received heart catheterization procedures at the hospital over the past year that their protected health information may have been accessed when three computers were hacked there. The health system discovered “malware” or malicious software, on three computers in its Cardiac Cath Lab, according…
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center patients victimized by rogue employee of Medical Management LLC
UPMC is only one of “numerous” clients of NC-based Medical Management LLC that have reportedly been notified of data theft by a rogue employee. We’ll have to wait to learn who the other entities are. The following is a press release issued today by UPMC: Because of a data theft at an outside medical billing company,…
Ca: Four hospital clerks caught snooping in patient files
Theresa Boyle reports: An Orillia hospital has caught four clerical employees peering into patient files. Some 52 patients of Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital had their personal health information breached over the last five years, hospital spokesperson Terry Dyni confirmed Monday. In the worst case, a clerk looked at 43 patient records. Read more on OurWindsor.ca.
Ca: Patient lab results faxed to business owner, not doctor
CBC reports: A man in western Newfoundland says he has once again received confidential medical information from a health authority on his fax machine by mistake. David Simmons said he received patient laboratory test results to his company’s fax machine from Western Health on three occasions in 2012. This winter, he received test results from Central Health. Read more on…
Ca: Newfoundland patient data breach investigated (updated)
The Canadian Press reports: A health authority in Newfoundland and Labrador is investigating a breach of confidentiality after a document containing patient information was picked up off hospital property in Grand Falls-Windsor. Central Health CEO Rosemarie Goodyear says the document obtained by a local news outlet had information on 16 patients, including name, age and…