February 27th, 2009 |
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Written by Bob Brewin - NextGov.com
Just days after President Obama signed a law giving billions of dollars to develop electronic health records, a university technology professor submitted a paper showing that he was able to uncover tens of thousands of medical files containing names, addresses and Social Security numbers for patients seeking treatment for conditions ranging from AIDS to mental health problems.
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January 30th, 2009 |
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Written by Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld - Eric Johnson didn’t have to break into a computer to gain access to a 1,718-page document containing Social Security numbers, dates of birth, insurance information, treatment codes and other health-care data belonging to about 9,000 patients at a medical testing laboratory.
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June 3rd, 2008 |
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Written By Tim Wilson, DarkReading - June 3, 2008
Peer-to-peer (P2P) applications may have been the culprit in a security breach that has exposed the personal information of more than 1,000 patients at Walter Reed Army Hospital, according to early reports.
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June 29th, 2006 |
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By Jennifer Fiocco - EnzineArticles.com
Because of HIPAA legislation, health organizations have to be particularly careful about the vulnerability of the patient data they maintain. Exposing patient data to the Internet through IM exchanges or P2P file sharing can jeopardize their compliance with a variety of state and federal regulations.
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