Joseph J. Lazzarotti writes: We addressed the dangers of “snooping” into patient records by hospital workers spurred by incidents of Ebola and Enterovirus D-86 in the U.S. Of course, the workplace challenges created by Ebola, Enterovirus D-86 and other contagious diseases and illnesses in the workplace go far beyond snooping, and far beyond healthcare employers. Employers in all industries are facing…
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Cyber-Sleuth or Cyber-Thief? LabMD Case Continues to Expose the Good, the Bad, and the Downright Ugly in Cyber-Security Developments
Over on HIPAA, HITECH, and HIT, Elizabeth Litten comments on FTC’s administrative case against LabMD, a case I’ve been following here for the past few years. After recapping the case, she writes: This case isn’t over, and it remains to be seen whether [Administrative Law Judge] Chappell will find the witness’s testimony credible and/or relevant…
HHS Names New ONC Privacy Chief
Marianne Kolbasuk McGee reports: The Department of Health and Human Services has appointed Lucia Savage, an attorney at insurer United Healthcare, as the new chief privacy officer of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. ONC is best known for its work on guidelines for the HITECH Act’s electronic health records incentive program, but its projects are changing…
Penn Highlands Brookville Provides Public Notice of Data Security Incident
Penn Highlands Brookville Provides Public Notice of Data Security Incident BROOKVILLE, PA – OCTOBER 13, 2014 – Penn Highlands Brookville, a high quality healthcare service for the Brookville area, today confirmed a data security incident which may involve personal information for patients of Barry J. Snyder, MD. On August 14, 2014, Penn Highlands Brookville…
TX: More veterans personal information may have been shared
If you read the VA’s monthly reports to Congress (as I do), you’ll know that these mis-mailings are all too common. Barry Davis of KENS5 reports: Rich Corey was glad to see a voucher from the VA arrive at his home, so he could go see a doctor outside of the veterans healthcare system. The…
Prescription Database Privacy Case Heads For Legal Showdown
Alison Diana reports: To combat “doctor shopping,” “pill mills,” and addiction to medications such as pain and anti-anxiety pills, many states have created databases that track the doctors who prescribe and patients who take these medications. Used by pharmacies and practices to ensure consumers aren’t seeing multiple physicians to get controlled substances, these databases also…