Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) NHS Trust has been fined £90,000 following a serious breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today. The breach first occurred in March last year, after patient lists from the Pembridge Palliative Care Unit, intended for St John’s Hospice, were faxed to the wrong recipient. The…
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A breach avoided
It seems there was a near-miss at a VA hospital in Maine last month. But an alert housekeeping employee noticed that patient records had been thrown in a dumpster, notified the right person, and everything was recovered with no public exposure. Mistakes happen. Creating a culture where all employees know about privacy protection and what…
Hospital worker at Massachusetts Eye and Ear charged with ID theft
Jack Encarnacao reports: Police say a Quincy woman who worked at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and her brother used stolen patient information to open fake National Grid accounts that allowed them to dodge paying for electricity. Fallon and Emmanuel Delacruz of 270 Quarry St. have been charged with identity theft and larceny. Fallon…
In letter to Franken, Accretive denies violating Emergency Medial Treatment and Labor Act
Melanie Evans reports: In comments to U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.), Accretive Health rejected a recent report that suggested the healthcare billing and collection company violated emergency-room access, patient privacy and debt collection laws. Accretive’s 29-page comment letter (PDF) came in response to questions from the senator following a highly critical report from Minnesota’s attorney general on Accretive’s business practices….
TX: Ex-Hospital Employee Blamed in Security Breach
John Perera reports: A hospital in northwest Harris County is warning 741 patients that their personal health information was compromised by a former employee. Several patients at IntraCare North Hospital have reported false income tax returns were filed using their personal information, hospital spokesman John Redd said. That ex-employee was an intake coordinator at the…
Ca: First report issued on breach of new health info act
CBC News reports: Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner says a registered massage therapist breached the Personal Health Information Act by failing to properly safeguard a patient’s file. Commissioner Ed Ring says the therapist lost a file containing the personal health information of the complainant, a patient. The commissioner recommended that the massage therapist, and other…