Sandra Yin reports: Managers at Genesys Regional Medical Center reprimanded a nurse for unprofessional behavior, based on a photo that ended up on Facebook, the Flint Journal reports. The photo, which was taken in the early spring showed another nurse removing a splinter from Cathy Miller in an otherwise empty operating room at the hospital based…
IN: Dozens of debit/credit card numbers stolen in Porter County
Ken Kosky reports: Valparaiso and Porter County police are alerting the public that dozens of people’s debit/credit cards numbers have been compromised. Police said at least 36 people have reported that their numbers have been used fraudulently in Georgia, Florida and other states. The loss is several thousand dollars. Law enforcement is trying to identify…
Electronic medical records: great, but not very private
Pointer: Shelly DuBois follows up on recent reports about the loose HIPAA/HITECH guidelines that allow too many people to get their hands on patient data, quoting a number of people in an article on CNN.
Dumped Medical Files Put Dozens of Omaha Patients at Risk
Molli Graham reports: Thanks to an alert viewer, KMTV Action 3 News uncovers a frightening find that could put hundreds of people’s personal information in danger. Names, social security numbers, and sensitive medical records are left for anyone to find. We’re taking action to protect those records and get you answers. On Tuesday night, we tracked…
UK card fraud losses at 10 year low
Pleasantly surprising good news from the UK: Fraud losses on UK cards fell to their lowest levels for 10 years in the first half of 2010, while online banking also saw a decrease in the amount lost for the first since 2007. According to the UK Cards Association, total fraud losses on UK cards was…
Ca: Investigation wraps up into security breach
As a follow-up to a breach previously mentioned here, the MyKawartha web site reports: More than 25,000 documents were left behind at the former St. Joseph’s hospital due to a miscommunication, says Jonathan Bennett, chief communications officer at the hospital. Now that the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has reviewed the hospital’s investigation into…