Kate Devlin reports from the U.K.: Patients’ confidential medical records are being placed on a controversial NHS database without their knowledge, doctors’ leaders have warned. Those who do not wish to have their details on the £11 billion computer system are supposed to be able to opt out by informing health authorities. But doctors have…
Update: UTMB sends more letters to possible ID theft victims
Cindy George reports that the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston breach reported last month was bigger than originally thought and more people have now been notified. At least 10 people have self-identified as victims of identity theft: One month after mailing letters to 1,200 patients whose confidential information may have been stolen in…
UTMB sends more letters to possible ID theft victims
Cindy George reports that the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston breach reported last month was bigger than originally thought and more people have now been notified. At least 10 people have self-identified as victims of identity theft: One month after mailing letters to 1,200 patients whose confidential information may have been stolen in…
VA investigating security breach of veterans’ medical data
Bob Brewin reports: The Veterans Affairs Department’s inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into a physician assistant’s alleged downloading of veterans’ clinical data at its Atlanta medical center, sources have told Nextgov. The assistant allegedly recorded two sets of patient data on to a personal laptop for research purposes. One set included three years’…
VA investigating security breach of veterans' medical data
Bob Brewin reports: The Veterans Affairs Department’s inspector general has launched a criminal investigation into a physician assistant’s alleged downloading of veterans’ clinical data at its Atlanta medical center, sources have told Nextgov. The assistant allegedly recorded two sets of patient data on to a personal laptop for research purposes. One set included three years’…
How to reconcile Kaiser's statements about who can access patient data
Two reports of how Kaiser Permanente approaches security left this blogger scratching her head last week as the reports might seem to contradict each other. And because the VA Watchdog had the same questions I have, I decided to follow-up. On February 28, and as reported by Health Data Management, Eric Liederman, M.D, director of…