Priscilla DeGregory and Laura Italiano report: It was a new low — even for her already sneaky, abusive ex-husband. A New York anesthesiologist testified Wednesday that she was “completely shocked” to learn that her physician husband had been reading her emails for seven years — including as they separated, divorced, and battled over support and…
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Valley Community Healthcare notifies patients after laptop with their information was stolen
Valley Community Healthcare in California is notifying some patients who underwent cardiogram testing. In a letter dated March 9, Paul Wilson, President/CEO and Roger A. Meeks, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, informed patients: On February 24, 2015 we discovered that a laptop computer attached to the Electrocardiogram (EKG) machine in the General Medicine department was missing. The…
Toronto Star's View: Ontario should prosecute those snooping into patients’ medical records
From a Toronto Star editorial: There isn’t much point in having a law on the books only to have people flout it with impunity. Yet that’s precisely the case with legislation that’s supposed to protect Ontarians from unwarranted snooping into their medical records. The province’s Personal Health Information Protection Act has been in force for more than…
UK: Patients' notes left on display in parked car at Truro hospital
West Briton reports: Medical notes have been found on clear display in a car which was parked in a residential street for almost a week. Mark Atkins said he and other residents of Lowen Bre near Royal Cornwall Hospital at Treliske had been fed up with vehicles being parked in their street. But when he looked…
San Francisco General investigates security breach involving patient records
Erin Allday reports: A former UCSF doctor who worked at San Francisco General Hospital from 2005 to 2013 wrongfully removed copies of patient records from the medical center, public health officials said Friday. UCSF reported the security breach to the San Francisco Department of Public Health on Feb. 13. The incident is under investigation and authorities don’t yet know…
SLU Hospital nurse’s Facebook page hacked, names of patients with HIV/AIDS released
Brittany Noble-Jones and Adam McDonald report: St. Louis University Hospital officials say they are investigating an incident after 27 patients’ names who allegedly have HIV/AIDS were posted on a female employee’s social media page. During the investigation, officials say they discovered the information posted on the employee’s Facebook page was not posted by the employee…