Another UPMC Presentation Containing Patient Information Found On Web
Quick Facts
- Date: 4/15/2007
- Institution: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Type of Incident: Unauthorized Disclosure
- Number Affected: 8
- Source: Pogo Was Right
- Abstract Source: The Post-Gazette
Abstract
Following in the wake of the UPMC’s earlier patient information exposure, UPMC is announcing that a second set of patient records used in a 2002 presentation were found on the Web. These 8 records, including names, Social Security numbers, X-rays and other medical information, were included in the 2002 presentation that was archived by The Internet Archive in 2003 from the UPMC radiology web site. UPMC has since contacted The Internet Archive and requested the material be removed. However, as of Friday, April 14, the information was still available. UPMC is also contacting the 8 patients affected by this incident and offering to pay for one year of credit monitoring service.
(Special thanks to Dissent of Pogo Was Right for letting me know we missed this story)
