I sue you, you sue me We both sue too easily Too easily to let it show I sue you and that’s all I know. — Lyrics never written by Jimmy Webb nor ever sung by Art Garfunkel On March 3, the administrative hearing in FTC v. LabMD will resume with former Tiversa employee Rick Wallace…
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Ca: GPS tracking no longer to be used on mental health patients
Canadian Press reports: The Nova Scotia government says it will not use tracking devices for forensic mental health patients after reports raised concerns about it. The government says it began gathering information about the technology after a patient at a local forensic hospital was alleged to have committed a homicide in April 2012 while absent…
TX: Sunglo Home Health Services computer with patient info stolen from office
KRGV reports: Thousands of people throughout the Rio Grande Valley are in a vulnerable position because of a burglary. Sunglo Home Health Services has thousands of patients across the Valley. Their personal information is in the hands of a Harlingen burglar. […] According to Means, the man broke a window with a fire extinguisher and…
Ca: New Northwest Territories health care legislation raises privacy concerns
CBC News reports: Northwest Territories MLAs are reviewing legislation that would allow the territory to start regulating health professions such as naturopaths and psychologists, but the Information and Privacy Commissioner says the proposed bill could violate people’s privacy. Bill 36, which also applies to licensed nurse and emergency medical service practitioners, spells out how complaints…
New privacy concerns over HealthCare.gov website
AP reports: A little-known side to the government’s health insurance website is prompting renewed concerns about privacy, just as the White House is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections for consumers. It works like this: When you apply for coverage on HealthCare.gov, dozens of data companies may be able to tell that you are on the site….
NZ: Lost files leave Waitemata DHB red-faced
Lynley Bilby reports: Sensitive health documents of four dead patients have been spilled on to a busy Auckland motorway. The privacy blunder happened when a staff member reviewing the files of the former patients from North Shore and Waitemata Hospitals left them on top of their car and drove home after work. The documents were…