Organ and tissue donors’ personal info possibly exposed
A vulnerability in the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry, run by Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administrators, could have permitted the authorized viewing of the confidential data of some 55,000 people.
What type of personal information? Names, addresses, birth dates and driver’s license numbers.
Details: The breach occurred on June 20, and the hole was plugged a day later. Officials do not believe the information was wrongfully accessed.
Source: Associated Press, Naples (Fla.) News, “Breach in Fla. donor registry may have exposed IDs,” July 7.
I think that information should be kept confidential.
See? This is why we need better enforcement of HIPAA and PIPEDA regulations. Even after all these years, too few providers are compliant.
Smaller healthcare providers need to be educated on proper data protection techniques, and it need to be demonstrated that it’s easier and more hassle-free than they might be led to believe.