Category: Health Data

Chau Lam and Jennifer Barrios report: A resident physician at a Long Island, N.Y., hospital apologized to faculty members over the weekend for posting a photograph of a former classmate giving two thumbs up next to a cadaver as state health officials said they would be looking into the matter. In three separate e-mails, Erica…

Adam Morris and Michael Blackley report: Fresh fears have been raised over the protection of personal information after both the city council and NHS Lothian were hit by new “data loss” incidents. The Evening News has uncovered a series of cases where sensitive information has been lost or stolen in the past year. They range…

From the press release: In light of a recent federal court decision, four national organizations representing dentists, physicians and veterinarians called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today to exclude health professionals from controversial new regulation intended to combat identity theft. A letter sent to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz by leaders of the American Dental…

Pamela Cowan reports: It isn’t the first time confidential patient information has ended up in the wrong hands via e-mail — but Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner says safeguards can be low-tech and simple. He was commenting after the office of his federal counterpart launched an investigation into how a Weyburn woman received a detailed and confidential…

Y. L. Kao reports: A medical doctor in Taichung recently pubished an article that detailed information about a male-to-female sex reassignment surgical operation performed on Taiwan entertainer Li Ching. The doctor, who mentioned Li’s name in the article in a medical association journal, has been strongly criticized for an infringement of patient privacy. Divulging personal…