A former Newland Medical Center employee was charged Monday with 15 counts of identity theft and criminal enterprise. Camille Butler of Detroit is accused of stealing patient information and giving it to her boyfriend, Artis Cleveland. Investigators said the couple stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise using the stolen identities of cancer…
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(follow-up) UK: Stolen NHS records spark clamp
There seems to be an order to news stories: first the breach announcement, then the announcement that security has been beefed up. What a shame that they don’t beef up security first to see if it prevents the breach. In today’s news, Sarah Kelly reports: Calderale’s hospital has stepped up security after a laptop containing…
Vermont petitions the Supreme Court to consider Sorrell v. IMS Health
Conor McGilvy of SCOTUSblog provides some helpful links on Vermont’s recent petition to the Supreme Court to overturn the Second Circuit’s decision in Sorrell v. IMS Health. The case concerns a state law that restricted access to prescription drug records and that required patient consent for disclosure of the records for sales or marketing purposes….
Nine St. Joseph's/Candler employees snagged in medical information breach
Eric Curl reports: Nine St. Joseph’s/Candler employees were punished after a digital image of a patient’s anatomy was photographed, texted by cell phone and posted to Facebook. In all, three employees have been fired, three have been written up, and three have been suspended without pay. Eight of those disciplinary actions occurred Wednesday. Another hospital…
Ca: N.S. health privacy law concerns journalists
The Canadian Press reports: Nova Scotia legislation that aims to protect personal health records but also raises fears that it’s too restrictive on the media has passed. Fred Vallance-Jones, a journalism professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, has said the law could see journalists face fines of up to $10,000 or six…
Nova Scotia health privacy bill passes despite media fear of jail or fines
The Canadian Press reports: Nova Scotia legislation that aims to protect personal health records but also raises fears that it’s too restrictive on the media has passed. Fred Vallance-Jones, a journalism professor at the University of King’s College in Halifax, says the law could see journalists fined or jailed if they seek information from hospital…