In early October, the hospital was notified that records containing private patient information were disposed without proper shredding and were instead discarded in the hospital’s waste stream.
UT Medical Center officials say there is no reason to believe any patient information was disclosed, used or access inappropriately, and patient-related information likely became unreadable during the hospital’s waste management process post-disposal.
The hospital has corrected the disposal process and is taking extra measures to ensure the proper disposal of patient information, including retraining of employees and sanctions against involved hospital staff members, according to the report.
Read the Knox News report about the UT Medical Center’s improper disposal of patient information.
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