With upwards of 20 states slated to begin implementing the new Walgreens “Well Experience” pharmacy model, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today called on the company to respond to questions about the potential impact on patient privacy, data security, and patient safety. The “Well Experience” model is a departure from traditional pharmaceutical activities, physically separating…
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Laptop thefts compromise 700,000-plus hospital patient files
Richard Winton reports: The theft of two laptop computers from a hospital administration office in Alhambra has compromised the health information of 729,000 patients, including their social security numbers, officials said Monday. The laptops were stolen Oct. 12 and contain data from patients treated at AHMC [AHMC Healthcare Inc.] hospitals: Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park…
Hospice of Chesapeake notifies patients after employee emailed work home and someone may have gained access
Sara Blumberg reports: In the days after learning the Hospice of the Chesapeake patients’ personal information might have been compromised, President Michael McHale said the nonprofit shifted to emergency mode. “We shut down our system right away,” he said. Officials from the Pasadena-based hospice feared an outside party had infiltrated its computer network. Instead, a…
VA says its patient records weren't compromised
Lois Henry reports: Responding to allegations that a doctor had taken confidential patient records out of the Bakersfield Veterans Administration clinic, the VA announced Thursday that three separate investigations over the course of seven months showed that no such patient information had been “released into the community or abused in any way.” “We are confident…
Four women indicted for stealing $750K in merchandise using patients’ information two of them allegedly stole while employed at medical practices
Associated Press reports: Four women have been indicted on charges of stealing more than $750,000 in merchandise using personal information obtained from patients in medical offices where two women worked. A federal grand jury in Baltimore returned the indictment on Thursday. The indictment alleges that 27-year-old Michelle Jernell Cole of Baltimore, and her sister, 30-year-old…
Ca: Laptop theft from McKesson Automation employee's car puts Parkwood Hospital patient data at risk
CTV reports: The personal information of more than 2,000 patients at Parkwood Hospital could be in the wrong hands after a laptop was stolen. […] Ruth Bullas is the privacy and risk officer at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, which operates Parkwood. She says the problem lies with McKesson Automation, the company in charge of the…