Esme Murphy reports: A nurse with a history of narcotics theft illegally accessed a state database that contains prescription drug records for 1 million Minnesotans, all under the supervision of government entities that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually. A WCCO-TV investigation found that, despite the nurse’s background, he was given access to…
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Costly shift to new credit cards won’t fix security issues
Nandita Bose reports: New technology about to be deployed by credit card companies will require U.S. consumers to carry a new kind of card and retailers across the nation to upgrade payment terminals. But despite a price tag of $8.65 billion, the shift will address only a narrow range of security issues. Credit card companies…
Complicated relationships and breach notification requirements
A notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office from McDermott Will & Emery LLP provides a useful illustration of how some organizations may be struggling to determine their notification obligations to states as a result of the Anthem breach: If a law firm has trouble figuring out their obligations, can you imagine what others are struggling…
AU: Answers sought after confidential medical records from Lyell McEwin Hospital found in other patient's files
Leah Maclennan reports: SA Health is investigating how confidential medical notes from three Lyell McEwin Hospital patients in Adelaide ended up in someone else’s file. Scott McKay’s mother spent time in the northern suburbs hospital with terminal cancer. Mr McKay said that after her death, he was looking through the notes she had kept and…
Nina Pham to sue hospital for negligence, invasion of privacy
KVUE reports that Nina Pham, a nurse who contracted ebola while working in a Texas hospital, is planning to sue the hospital for lack of adequate training and for invasion of privacy: The 37-page lawsuit alleges that Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital and its parent company [Texas Health Resources] did not provide proper training for Pham…
Can a genetic test be anonymous? (debate)
The New York Times Room for Debate asks, Can a Genetic Test Be Anonymous? Read the responses by: Ifeoma Ajunwa, Law Professior: There’s No Guarantee Somalee Datta, Director, Bioinformatics at Stanford: A Path to Better Health Care Research Marcy Darnovsky, Center for Genetics and Society: A Dangerous Business Model Frank Pasquale, Author, “The Black Box Society:” Insure People Against Genetic…