New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner has found Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and Manage My Health Limited failed to meet their responsibilities to protect health information following an inquiry into "one of New Zealand's largest known breaches of sensitive personal information."
Privacy watchdog faults operator, Health NZ over Manage My Health hack
New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner plans to issue compliance notices after finding security failures in the Manage My Health patient portal breach affecting nearly 100,000 people. New Zealand's Privacy Commissioner has found Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and Manage My Health Limited failed to meet their responsibilities to protect health information following an inquiry into "one of New Zealand's largest known breaches of sensitive personal information." Both organisations breached Rule 5 of the Health Information Privacy Code over the Manage My Health cyberattack in December, according to the inquiry, and are expected to face compliance notices requiring them to show…
Source: Healthcare IT News