Lisa Black and John Keilman report: When Elida Cruz worked in the banking industry, she assured clients that their personal information would remain confidential. So, imagine her horror when she learned that much of her own information, including her Social Security number, birth date, phone number and job history, had become astonishingly public, floating down…
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Data Privacy Day 2010
Today is Data Privacy Day. I’ve covered a number of events going on over on PogoWasRight.org, but I thought I would use today to mention an aspect of PHI privacy that I haven’t really blogged about here before: emailing your doctor. As a healthcare provider, I understand that my patients like the convenience of being…
New Data Breach Report: Malicious Attacks Doubled in 2009
Linda McGlasson writes about Ponemon’s new report: … The number of malicious or criminal attack-related breaches was 24 percent — double the 12 percent of the 2009 study. “They are the most costly, and the types of attacks we found included botnet attacks and data-stealing malware,” Ponemon says. “There is more to worry about because…
Patient Data Safety Rules Widely Disregarded, Unenforced
Joe Eaton reports: As the federal government prepares to spend up to $27 billion in stimulus funds to promote electronic medical records, a health technology industry survey suggests that a number of hospitals, health clinics, and insurance firms are violating federal security rules on patient data and putting sensitive health information at risk. The November…
AU: National E-Health Plan Plagued by Privacy Concerns
Ketan Mukherjee writes: The Rudd Government has not been able to calm the fears and concerns that are currently plaguing people with regards to the patient privacy and data security risks which could be related to the planned Healthcare Identifiers routine. Consumer and industry groups are now warning that the draft Bill is very “flawed”….
AU: Expert claims health records can't be kept secret
Tory Shepherd reports: Privacy fears over Federal Government plans to put personal medical details in a national health database have been ignored and personal information put at risk. An ex-employee of the National E-Health Transition Authority says he quit in disgust after his concerns about the system were ignored. A privacy expert says hackers will…