UK: Private medical records for sale
October 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Breach Incidents, Healthcare Sector, Non-U.S., Of Note, Subcontractor, Unauthorized Access
Jo Macfarlane reports: The confidential medical records of patients treated at one of Britain’s top private hospitals have been illegally sold to undercover investigators. Hundreds of files containing intimate details of patients’ conditions, home addresses and dates of birth are being offered for as little as £4 each. The files were sold by two men [...]