US Bureau of Workers Compensation 2016 Technical Error (Q16718)
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A data breach risk event
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US Bureau of Workers Compensation 2016 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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January 2016
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A Cuyahoga County man said he stumbled upon a data breach involving medical records filed by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. The man, who did not want to be identified, said he filed a claim with the department. When he logged onto the state BWC website and entered his personal claim number in order to view his medical records, he found out two documents belonging to other patients had been filed into his account. One of the documents included a patients full name, his doctors name, his ailment and diagnosis. The medical facility I did not know about until now, after googling it, the injured worker said. The patient is not me and the physician I have never heard of up until now. The man showed me documents proving he hurt his leg on the job in 2015. Hes now on disability and said (English)
