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Thai hospital fined US$37,000 after 1,000 pages of patient records used as street food wrappers
Private medical facility outsources ‘destruction’ of patient files to family-run business that fails to do so, allowing confidential paperwork to leak

A hospital in Thailand has been fined US$37,000 after its negligence saw 1,000 pages of patient medical records used as street food wrappers.

A Thai hospital has been fined 1.21 million baht (US$37,000) after the confidential medical records of its patients were discovered to have been used as wrappers for street food.

The case was exposed by an online influencer who posted the medical documents being used as bags for a type of crispy crepe known in Thailand as khanom Tokyo.

The hospital at fault was a private medical facility in Ubon Ratchathani province in northeastern Thailand. Its name has not been revealed.

According to the influencer, whose name is translated as Doctor Lab Panda, patient details were visible on the wrapper. One showed clearly that it was that of a man infected with the hepatitis B virus.

The influencer asked: “Should I continue eating it, or is this enough?”

The hospital came under fire after the post, which attracted 33,000 reactions and 1,700 comments, went viral.

On August 1, the government’s Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) reported that it had imposed a penalty of 1.21 million baht on the hospital for violating data laws.

doggedfighter:
One showed clearly that it was that of a man infected with the hepatitis B virus.

The influencer asked: “Should I continue eating it, or is this enough?”

This cracked me up though 😂

Can hepatitis B be transmitted through the paper?


A good one !

There should be proper way of disposing such.

dominique:
https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3320783/thai-hospital-fined-us37000-after-1000-pages-patient-records-used-street-food-wrappers?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=youtube_community

Rebuke:
Lol. Come to Nigeria first. Here, anything goes...

Even yhur certificate etc, can be used to sell suya

Efuaye:
In this digital age?
Some of those Asian countries are not different from Africa at all.

Goo0dHardDick:
Justice was served and they were fine $37k

But here in Nigeria, a person's original sch certificate, hospital records etc can be used to wrap suya and nothing will happen

jojothaiv:
A person original school certificate, noooo, in most cases it's always the photocopies.

Goo0dHardDick:
You haven't seen a person's original sch certificate used in wrapping suya?

dominique:
The fact that the food wrap is coming directly from a hospital where all sorts of bodily fluids are being handled is enough to make one want to puke 🤢. I've worked in a medical lab and I can tell you that the sample containers are placed right by the records sheet. Papers that have been in such close proximity to blood, urine, poop or phlegm🤢 should never ever be used to wrap food. I hope the hospital gets sued by affected patients for exposing their confidential medical data.

dominique:
Thai hospital fined US$37,000 after 1,000 pages of patient records used as street food wrappers
Private medical facility outsources ‘destruction’ of patient files to family-run business that fails to do so, allowing confidential paperwork to leak

A hospital in Thailand has been fined US$37,000 after its negligence saw 1,000 pages of patient medical records used as street food wrappers.

A Thai hospital has been fined 1.21 million baht (US$37,000) after the confidential medical records of its patients were discovered to have been used as wrappers for street food.

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/article/3320783/thai-hospital-fined-us37000-after-1000-pages-patient-records-used-street-food-wrappers?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=youtube_community

dominique:
The fact that the food wrap is coming directly from a hospital where all sorts of bodily fluids are being handled is enough to make one want to puke 🤢. I've worked in a medical lab and I can tell you that the sample containers are placed right by the records sheet. Papers that have been in such close proximity to blood, urine, poop or phlegm🤢 should never ever be used to wrap food. I hope the hospital gets sued by affected patients for exposing their confidential medical data.

Gotocourt:
For Naija,
I've eaten akara on HIV patients assessment sheet, school examination sheets, governors office documents, peoples CV.

datola:
Like Thailand, like Nigeria. Very unserious people!