DPH investigating release of patient information at medical marijuana dispensary

[unhappycamper]

http://www.wcvb.com/health/dph-investigating-release-of-patient-information-at-medical-marijuana-dispensary/34704260

Unclear how many email addresses released

DPH investigating release of patient information at medical marijuana dispensary
6:43 PM EDT Aug 13, 2015

SALEM, Mass. —The Massachusetts Department of Health is investigating an incident involving patient information at Alternative Therapies Group, of Salem, the state's first registered marijuana dispensary.

5 Investigates has learned that ATG sent an email to patients today that exposed patient email addresses to a wide group of people.

Email addresses should have been entered into the "blind carbon copy" field but were not.

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It is unclear at this time how many email addresses, which are protected by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, were revealed.

[merrily]

1. Oh, great! Government releases way too little info about government, and too much about patients.

Perfect!