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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So how long before we start seeing disclosures of HIPAA breaches related to employees snooping in ebola patients’ files?
TN: HIV records mistakenly sent to Metro school
WSMV reports on that Metro Health Department, which reported a breach over the summer, has had a second breach. Both breaches resulted from the department moving offices. In the newly disclosed breach: a file cabinet containing files on patients with HIV that was supposed to be sent to a surplus warehouse was actually sent to…
SC mental health worker’s laptop stolen in Rock Hill
Anna Douglas reports that a laptop with sensitive information was stolen from a Spartanburg Area Mental Health therapist’s car, but information on the laptop was (likely) encrypted. The laptop is used to upload patient information to a secure network via the Internet, said Mark Binkley with the department in Columbia. As a security feature, Binkley…
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…
Lawyers Ask California's Supreme Court to Review Medical Data Breach Case
Marisa Kendall reports: It’s time for the state’s highest court to determine when to hold a medical care provider liable for compromised patient data, according to plaintiffs lawyers who lost a privacy case against Sutter Medical Foundation this summer. The lawyers argue state appellate courts are at odds over whether the theft of patient records…