Michigan Med Records On Internet

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I wonder if anyone has more information about this from 

AP Newswire? 

"Michigan medical records accidentally posted on Web 

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) -- Several thousand patient records 

at the University of Michigan Medical Center inadvertently 

lingered on Internet sites for two months until a student 

discovered the problem. 

``Luckily, we were notified and able to stop it this time 

before real damage was done,'' spokesman Dave Wilkins 

said. ``Still, on all fronts, we're taking it very 

seriously.'' 

The problem was discovered Monday when a university student 

searching for information about a doctor on the medical 

center's Web site was linked to files containing private 

patient records. 

The records contained names, addresses, phone numbers, 

Social Security numbers, employment status, treatments for 

specific medical conditions and other data. The 

information was used to schedule appointments, Wilkins 

said. 

No one accessed the records until Monday, he said. 

``I'm certainly not happy about it,'' said Cary Johnson, a 

nurse at the medical center whose 2-year-old son's record 

was online. ``I guess technology is helping us to do some 

things and hurting us in other ways.''" 

Thanks, Tom