THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA MEDICAL CENTER Data Breach (2013)

A woman was the victim of identity theft four months after a hospital employee posted a workplace photo on Facebook that included a computer screen displaying her personal information. An official at the University of Arizona Medical Center-South Campus acknowledged that the emergency room employee posted the patients personal information inadvertently on Facebook on June 9 after taking a photo of something else on her work station. UAMCs Riley said a manager recognized that an employee had inadvertently revealed patient health information in the photo she had taken of the work station at UAMC-South Campus on June 9. In the photos background a computer screen was visible that contained the patients name and other details. The photo was taken down within 30 minutes of posting and the hospitals Privacy Officer was alerted. The hospital determined a breach of privacy had occurred and alerted the patient.