Patient Privacy Breach at Nemours Follows Florida Hospital Information Leak
After a patient privacy breach at Florida Hospital a few weeks ago, another patient records scare has hit Florida – this time at Nemours.
According to the Orlando Sentinel, information belonging to Central Florida patients of Nemours Children’s Health System has gone missing.
Computer back-up tapes containing old patient billing information have disappeared from the Wilmington, Del., office of Nemours. These tapes were not password protected and stored in a locked cabinet. Company officials believe the cabinet may have been removed when the office was remodeled in August.
Stored in the missing tapes are patient names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers, insurance information, medical diagnoses and treatment codes, as well as bank account information. If stolen, this information could […]