Snooping in the healthcare sector is a serious problem everywhere. The previous blog entry was from Canada. This one is from the U.K. Patients of a Cupar GP practice have expressed shock that someone has been snooping in their private medical records. The incident came to light after Bank Street Medical Group issued letters to…
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UK: London NHS Trust fined £90,000 for serious data breach (updated)
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today. The breach first occurred in March last year, after patient lists from the Pembridge Palliative Care Unit, intended for St John’s Hospice, were faxed to the wrong recipient. The…
Hospital worker at Massachusetts Eye and Ear charged with ID theft
Jack Encarnacao reports: Police say a Quincy woman who worked at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and her brother used stolen patient information to open fake National Grid accounts that allowed them to dodge paying for electricity. Fallon and Emmanuel Delacruz of 270 Quarry St. have been charged with identity theft and larceny. Fallon…
In letter to Franken, Accretive denies violating Emergency Medial Treatment and Labor Act
Melanie Evans reports: In comments to U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Accretive Health rejected a recent report that suggested the healthcare billing and collection company violated emergency-room access, patient privacy and debt collection laws. Accretive’s 29-page comment letter (PDF) came in response to questions from the senator following a highly critical report from Minnesota’s attorney general on Accretive’s business practices….
Prime hospital cited for patient confidentiality violation
Lance Williams reports on a case previously covered on this blog: A Prime Healthcare Services hospital in Redding broke state law when it publicized a patient’s confidential medical files in an effort to discredit a California Watch news report, state regulators say. The state Department of Public Health on Tuesday issued five “deficiencies” against Shasta…
Columbia U. notifies faculty and proprietors that their SSN and bank account numbers were exposed on the Internet for two years
A reader kindly alerted me to the fact that Columbia University sent out breach notices last week. The letter, dated April 21, informed recipients that 3,000 current and former employees, as well as 500 sole proprietors had their names, addresses, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers exposed on the Internet. The names of…