Canadians seem to be getting the hang of this litigation thing. Chris Hofley reports: A group of patients whose personal information was lost is suing Montfort Hospital in Ottawa for $40 million. The suit stems from a lost USB memory stick that contained information on 25,000 patients. The stick was lost in November 2012 before…
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Raleigh clinic says X-rays were stolen, may have included patient information
Renee Elder reports: Patients who had X-rays at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic before 2008 are being urged to keep an eye on their bank statements and credit reports after 17,300 sets of X-rays vanished. A company the practice hired in January to convert X-ray films to electronic files never returned the materials, according to a letter…
Insurer Sues To Duck $1M Patient Data Breach Settlement
Dan Packel reports that once again, an insurance company is suing for judgement that it is not liable for covering its insured over a data breach: Peerless Insurance Co. filed suit in Pennsylvania federal court Thursday to get out of covering losses for a company that mishandled patient medical records when relocating a clinic acquired…
University of Rochester Medical Center notifies patients of misplaced USB drive
The University of Rochester Medical Center has sent letters to a group of former orthopaedic patients, alerting them to the loss of protected health information. Earlier this week, URMC notified 537 patients that a resident physician misplaced a USB computer flash drive that carried protected health information. The flash drive was used to transport information…
Police plan to fit dementia patients with GPS tracking devices
Years ago, I commented that I could understand – and even appreciate – the use of GPS devices in helping families of Alzheimer’s patients keep their family member safe. It was one of the only exceptions I could think of to my opposition to using tracking devices on people, even though it raises important issues…
TN: Confidential patient records found in former Lakeshore building (updated)
John Henry reports: Lakeshore Mental Health Institute stopped admitting patients in 2012, but some of the clients’ records were still at the facility Tuesday. Former Lakeshore employee Hilda Lindeman was walking through Lakeshore Park when she noticed old patients records were on the floor of an abandoned, easily accessible hospital building named Waterside. She showed…