Lorelei Laird has an interesting piece on medical identity theft, the dangers it poses to patients, and the frustrations they experience trying to correct their records because of HIPAA. Read it on ABA Journal.
Month: August 2014
UT: Alta Sports Center changes policies after carpool van is stolen
Good4Utah reports that a van with children’s personal information inside it was stolen on Saturday. The van belonged to the Alta Canyon Sports Center and is used for transporting kids from school to the recreation center for after school programs. On Monday, an email entitled “Urgent Message” was sent to parents notifying them of the…
Ca: Rouge Valley privacy breach bigger than originally thought (updated)
A breach at Rouge Valley Centenary that involved the contact information of 8,300 new mothers possibly being sold by two employees to multiple Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) companies may also have affected new mothers at Rouge Valley Health System’s (RVHS) Ajax and Pickering site as well. It is not clear, however, whether the same two employees were responsible. CP24 has the update….
MD: Ride On officials investigate potential passenger privacy breach
Kevin Wilson reports on some great advocacy efforts by a parent: Is Montgomery County safely storing your child’s confidential information? A local mother says, “No.” Bethesda resident Kathy Gambrell became troubled while signing up her 12-year-old son, Dakota, for a discounted bus card. The pass, called the Youth Cruiser SmarTripcard, provides unlimited Ride On bus service to…
Virginia federal court holds that online posting of patient medical information constitutes “publication” sufficient to trigger a general liability insurer’s duty to defend
Hunton & Williams write: On August 7, 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held in Travelers Indemnity Company of America v. Portal Healthcare Solutions, LLC, No. 1:13-cv-917 (E.D. Va. Aug. 7, 2014), that online posting of patient medical information constituted “publication,” whether or not it was viewed by a third…
Virginia federal court holds that online posting of patient medical information constitutes “publication” sufficient to trigger a general liability insurer’s duty to defend
Hunton & Williams write: On August 7, 2014, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia held in Travelers Indemnity Company of America v. Portal Healthcare Solutions, LLC, No. 1:13-cv-917 (E.D. Va. Aug. 7, 2014), that online posting of patient medical information constituted “publication,” whether or not it was viewed by a third…