School district posts former students' PHI online
HIPAA Weekly Advisor, August 1, 2005
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The medical, family, and behavioral histories of 56 former students were posted on the Willamette Education Service District's public Web site, according to the Statesman Journal. The district began in April 2004 posting the files, which detail diagnoses such as autism, as well serious emotional disturbance and language delays. They also include personal information such as family members in prison.
The Statesman Journal found the files after attending a presentation about the district's DocuShare electronic-communication system. The district took down its Web server July 20 and will send letters to all of the families affected, telling them what happened and how the district plans to keep it from happening again. The letters also will provide information about how the families can protect themselves from identity theft.
Through tracking, the district found that the only organizations to access the files were the Statesman Journal, the district's employee union, and the Oregon Department of Education.
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