Clare Jaycock writes: On 15 February 2011 Hedley J ordered that a case proceeding in the Court of Protection which featured medical information of the highest sensitivity should be held in open court. The Court of Protection normally hears such cases in private. The case concerned a young woman aged 21 with severe learning difficulties…
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Monterey Pot Cooperative Claims City Violated HIPAA
Azenith Smith reports: A Monterey pot shop says the city illegally raided its clients’ private medical files. Now they’re looking to file a lawsuit. “He opens up a HIPPA (sic) labeled file,” says Jhonrico Carrnshimba, a MyCaregiver director. “He sees a number of files in it at this point they should close the file. They…
Doctor faces discipline for shielding patient records in 10-year case
I can’t believe this case is still going on. Alicia Gallegos reports: A physician who refused to release records without patient consent during a medical board investigation finally might receive his formal punishment from the board — 10 years after it was proposed. In a 4-3 vote, the Court of Appeals of Maryland reversed a…
UK: Patients’ privacy threatened in NHS shake-up confidentiality under threat, say doctors
Martin Beckford and Steven Swinford report: The association says new legislation will give the Government, quangos and local authorities the power to access sensitive medical details without the patient’s permission. It fears that the change will lead to patients withholding information from doctors. The doctor’s union raised its concerns in a letter to Simon Burns,…
Marijuana Privacy Laws
The Associated Press reports: Medical marijuana patients in Colorado are facing new rules concerning patient privacy, and some are getting a briefing from the state health department to understand how their patient records could be used. […] Marijuana advocates complain that looming regulations allowing law enforcement to access records at marijuana dispensaries violate the marijuana…
Business Associates May be Liable for HIPAA Compliance
Dom Nicastro writes: The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights intends to strengthen HIPAA compliance requirements under the HITECH Act. The proposed changes would make BAs directly liable for HIPAA breaches, and subcontractors of BAs would also have to be compliant with HITECH and HIPAA. And that means they would have…