The New Zealand Press Association reports: Hospitals say New Zealand fathers-to-be can record the birth of their babies, despite the possibility of parents using the footage for legal action.Expectant parents in some maternity hospitals in the Australian state of Victoria have been barred from taking hand-held recording devices into birthing suites because hospital staff are…
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AU: Flood-stricken doctors probe cloud back-up
John Hilvert reports: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has advised its 1000+ flood-affected members to take specific steps around the restoration of damaged servers to ensure practices are able to retain vital medical records. RACGG – the safety and quality professional body for GPs – has distributed an IT system flowchart [pdf],…
AU: Dads face ban filming birth in new privacy clamp down by hospitals
Marianne Betts reports: Video cameras are being banned in birthing suites by Victorian hospitals worried about legal repercussions, staff privacy and unnecessary distractions. The revelation comes a month after the Herald Sun reported almost $20 million was paid in secret from court settlements in 2009 to families whose babies suffered bungled births in Victoria’s public…
Sg: Teen sues plastic surgeon over nude photos for scar ops
Interesting case in Singapore: A teen who had undergone surgery for the removal of a scar on her thigh is suing the plastic surgeon and the Specialist Surgery & Laser Centre for damages arising from emotional distress and personal trauma. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named had gone to the Orchard Road clinic to get…
For Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28: Access Offers Free Information Destruction Services
I normally don’t post press releases, but because this one offers free services in support of Data Privacy Day and because I was I just talking about the need to securely destroy paper records, it gets the plug: Access Information Management, provider of records management, storage and destruction services for hardcopy and electronic records will…
Combat in Our Genes?
Jay Stanley of the ACLU writes: Born soldiers may say they have “combat in our genes” — but a new report suggests the Pentagon may want to give the phrase whole new meaning by turning DNA into the next military battleground. The report, prepared by a defense science advisory panel known as JASON and reported by Secrecy News…