Jeffrey S. Lichtman and Richard A. Menchini write: Over the past year, the New York Court of Appeals has handed down three decisions that provide clear and broadly applicable interpretation of both statutory rules and common law principles in tort cases. These cases deal with a medical facility’s duty to protect patients’ medical records and…
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NZ: Stressed nurse fined $6k for 'snooping'
Maybe they report breaches differently in New Zealand, because a lengthy report by Rachel Young of The Press never seems to mention the district health board or hospital involved: A nurse who snooped through multiple patient files has been fined $6000 for her ”serious abuse” of her role. Mrs L breached privacy by inappropriately accessing…
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network's easily avoidable breach
It’s a really simple concept that some people still have not grasped, even though they presumably received employee training on HIPAA and data protection: Do not take patient data with you that you intend to work on when you’re in public spaces. You may leave it behind.
Video: Do I have to give permission for my medical information to be in a Health Information Exchange?
From the incomparable World Privacy Forum: Do I have to give permission for my medical information to be in a Health Information Exchange? HIE stands for “Health Information Exchange.” A health care provider does not need your permission to share your medical information for treatment purposes within an HIE, just as a doctor does not need permission to…
Many HHS investigations still open years later?
If you’re hoping that HHS will do anything about the recent Community Health Systems breach affecting 4.5 million patients across the country, don’t hold your breath. Not only is the incident not even up yet on HHS’s public breach tool, where it will become the second largest breach since such public reporting went into effect…
CHS Hacked via Heartbleed Vulnerability
From TrustedSec: As many of you may have already been aware, a breach at Community Health Systems (CHS) affecting an estimated 4.5 million patients was recently revealed. TrustedSec obtained the first details on how the breach occured and new information relating to this breach. The initial attack vector was through the infamous OpenSSL “heartbleed” vulnerability…