Mex Cooper reports: A medical centre that kept sensitive health records of nearly 1000 patients in a garden shed on a disused property in Melbourne’s south-east has been reprimanded for breaching privacy laws. Boxes of records containing the personal details of patients were discovered at the Narre Warren South site when the shed at the…
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TX: Former hospital employee indicted for criminal HIPAA violations
HIPAA criminal charges are still relatively uncommon, and frankly, I’m not sure why they’re not charged more often in cases of theft of patient information for tax refund fraud. I assume federal prosecutors know something that I don’t, though. In any event, here’s a case where a HIPAA criminal charge was filed: TYLER, Texas —…
Alabama Hospital Asks Judge To Nix Data Breach Class Action
Flowers Hospital in Alabama has asked the federal court to dismiss a potential class action lawsuit over an insider breach because the plaintiffs have failed to allege any actual misuse or harm. Read more on Law360.com (paywall).
UK: Killer fights to keep name secret
The Press Association reports: A man who committed “appalling and horrific” murders is fighting for the legal right to remain anonymous while he seeks rehabilitation. The convicted double killer is asking for his identity not to be revealed as he challenges a decision refusing him unescorted leave in the community, which is a key step…
Consortium tests exchanging behavioral health data while maintaining privacy
Joseph Conn reports: A federally backed consortium of behavioral health providers, administrators and health information exchange experts has joined the chorus of voices addressing the vexing issue of how to pass along medical records for behavioral health patients without violating their privacy rights. The Behavioral Health Data Exchange Consortium, in a 105-page final report and…
TX: Metro Health laptop containing children's vaccination information stolen
Fox San Antonio reports that a laptop with up to 300 patients’ personal information was stolen last month from Metro Health [San Antonio’s Metropolitan Health District]. There does not seem to be any notice on Metro Health’s site explaining where the laptop was located at the time of the theft. WOAI reports, however, that the laptop, which contained…