Allina Health Isles Clinic improperly disposes private patient information

MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – Over 6,000 Allina Health patients recently received a letter that their health records may not have been properly destroyed — meaning their private information could’ve fallen into the wrong hands. Documents were emptied into a private dumpster instead of secure shredding bins.

This affects people who had appointments at the Allina Health Isles Clinic in Minneapolis between April 6 and Oct. 28 of 2015. Allina doesn’t know of any patients who had their information stolen, but a potential breach isn’t news patients wanted to hear. For the full article click here 

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