US Tampa General Hospital 2014 Misuse (Q15052)
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A data breach risk event
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | US Tampa General Hospital 2014 Misuse |
A data breach risk event |
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January 2014
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Tampa General Hospital has fired an employee who accessed without authorization the cover sheets of 675 patients information that can include Social Security numbers, a spokesman said Friday. Its the second data breach in recent weeks involving local hospitals and one of several over the last two years. Tampa General said Friday that its unclear what happened to these cover sheets, which typically include patient names, addresses, birth dates, insurers, diagnoses and, in some cases, Social Security numbers. The investigation was prompted after Tampa police last month arrested a person who doesnt work at the hospital but had four patient cover sheets. The hospital did not identify the fired employee but said she was a member of the support staff. It turned its findings over to the Tampa Po (English)
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