Back in February 2013, we learned of a horrific privacy breach in which a gynecologist had been secretly recording his female patients. His conduct had been reported to the hospital by a female co-worker and he was fired. The files were found in his home after he committed suicide. In March of 2013, some of his…
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Police Work To Identify Patients Whose Privacy May Have Been Violated By Gynecologist
Fears over a privacy breach involving a now-deceased doctor at Johns Hopkins are growing as word spreads about the breach. As reported by CBS, a number of Dr. Nikita Levy’s patients are worried that they may have been videotaped or recorded by him during gynecological or obstetrical visits and that the recordings may have been…
Johns Hopkins responds to serious patient privacy breach (update 2)
Justin Fenton, Scott Dance and Jessica Anderson report on a nightmarish privacy breach for patients and a hospital: A Johns Hopkins gynecologist who was being investigated on allegations that he secretly recorded patients was found dead this morning at his home in Baltimore County, police and hospital officials confirmed. The doctor, identified as Nikita A….