There’s more on a lawsuit previously mentioned on this blog, where patients sued a cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Michele Koo, for uploading before/after pictures to the Internet that could be found by a Google search on the patients’ names. The problem, at least in some cases, occurred because the patients’ names were embedded in the photos’…
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Ca: Dumpster records doctor will not be charged
The Regina Leader-Post staff reports the follow-up on a Saskatchewan breach reported previously on this blog: The doctor who was responsible for patient files found in a Regina recycling bin last March will not be charged. The provincial Information and Privacy Commissioner Gary Dickson conducted a four-month investigation last year and recommended that the Minister…
Federal court – no authority to enforce HIPAA in private actions
An interesting federal case in the Southern District of Ohio Eastern Division reminds us that the HIPAA statute does not provide for a private cause of action. And so, when the Ohio Hospital for Psychiatry sought to compel a former employee to return patient information she had allegedly removed improperly, the court had to deny…
NJ Bill To Protect Privacy Of Accident Victims Signed Into Law
It’s a shame that we even need bills like this. Legislation that would prohibit first responders from photographing or disclosing pictures of accident victims and patients to the public without their consent has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. “This is not an injunction on our first responders, who act bravely and save…
CA: Audit Reveals Records Leak At Local Hospital
On the value of routine audits. Seek and ye may find…. Judy Bowers reports: Bear Valley Community Hospital contacted 102 patients to let them know their medical records had been breached. Rudy Shutta, acting CEO of Bear Valley Community Healthcare District and the chief financial officer, said the breach was discovered following a routine audit….
Medical ID theft victim can sue bank and credit rating agency for reporting false information to credit agencies
The frustrating saga of Eric Drew, a cancer patient who had his identity stolen by a hospital worker, continues. Annie Youderian of Courthouse News reports: A cancer survivor whose identity was stolen by a hospital worker can sue Chase Bank and a credit service company for reporting false information to credit-rating agencies, the 9th Circuit…