Richard Booth QC writes about West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Respondent) v Chhabra (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 80 : It is not unknown for lawyers or doctors to speak on a mobile phone about confidential details of a case while travelling by train. Some of you may even have left case papers out on your seat or…
Category: Health Data
FTC denies LabMD's motion to dismiss
In one of two highly watched cases involving the FTC and data security, the Commission has denied LabMD’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s complaint. In their order denying LabMD’s motion, the Commission writes: Respondent LabMD, Inc. (“LabMD”) has moved to dismiss the Complaint in this adjudicatory proceeding, arguing that the Commission has no authority to address…
OR: DHS sends private info to wrong person
Chris Holmstrom reports: In December, a woman received a Cover Oregon application meant for another person. It contained personal information and medical history. But this week that same woman received highly confidential information meant for someone else from the Department of Human Services. Both packages were addressed to her PO Box in Dallas. “This woman’s…
New Mexico man settles claims against city and county over invasive body cavity searches for drugs
There’s been a development in a lawsuit filed by David Eckert, the New Mexico man who was subjected to invasive and humiliating medical procedures based on a warrant in another county. I had discussed the case in a previous post that focused on the issue for health care professionals asked to comply with police requests that…
Update to Edgepark Medical Supplies breach (also updated to include Maryland)
Edgepark Medical Supplies has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a breach reported earlier this month to Vermont’s Attorney General. Their earlier report explained how malware inserted in their system went undetected until December 2013 when Symantec recognized it as malware and added it to their database/product. Edgepark’s more recent report adds additional…
Ca: Misdirected faxes continue to compromise patient privacy
Press release from the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner: Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner, Gary Dickson, has released his latest Investigation Report H-2014-001 which is a systemic investigation examining several privacy breaches involving misdirected faxes containing personal health information. In total, this investigation captures ten different trustees, including eight regional health authorities, 20 separate files…