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News$1M worth of equipment, patient info missing from VA hospital
The lack of recording inventory may be to blame for missing medical equipment worth more than a $1 million that contained patient information at a Florida VA hospital. Among the list of expensive Read more...
Physician sued for revealed HIV status to hospital patient's mother
A patient at Wisconsin's UW Hospital last week filed a civil lawsuit against his physician and the UW Board of Regents after he said the doctor disclosed his HIV-positive status to his mother, Read more...
Security of patient records breached across the country
Security breaches of patient records have been popping up in the news recently, with some breaches affecting hundreds. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former employee of University of Read more...
Hospital loses nearly 2,300 patient data files
In the latest patient privacy incident to make news, Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz., lost data cards that contained information on 2,284 endoscopy patients, the Arizona Republic Read more...
Hospitals fined $667K for patient privacy breaches
California's Department of Public Health has fined six hospitals $667,000 for failing to prevent patient privacy breaches. Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield was hit with the largest penalty, Read more...
TV reporter breached patient privacy
The patient privacy breach that involves papers discovered on an interstate is even odder than appeared at first. A reporter removed patient information that was strapped to a mile marker, according Read more...
Patient information found on interstate
In the latest patient privacy breach, a woman who noticed lots of paper all over the road while driving on I-30 in Arkansas later discovered two pieces of paper wedged in the grill of her car, Read more...
Patient records sold to recycling center
Add a recycling center to the list of places--which also includes an auto shop and a public dump--where hospital patient records have turned up this year. A janitor, allegedly looking to make a quick Read more...
Confidentiality breach: Hospital sent patient records to auto shop
Has your hospital looked at what's behind breaches of patient privacy? Two examples from California show just how easy it is to accidentally give unauthorized access to confidential patient medical Read more...
Cerner markets patient data to pharma, researchers
Even if you're not a health IT specialist, it's hard to miss Cerner, one of the biggest players in the electronic medical records business. That makes it particularly big news when it decides to Read more...
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