Joshua Sabatini reports: A middle-aged, disabled man who is among a number of patients impacted by the abuse scandal at Laguna Honda Hospital is angry and wants answers, according to his attorney who has filed a legal claim against The City. “Having those answers is part of the healing process,” said the patient’s attorney, Sara Peters, with the law…
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Mayo Clinic study explores patient privacy in MRI research
News-Medical reports: Though identifying data typically are removed from medical image files before they are shared for research, a Mayo Clinic study finds that this may not be enough to protect patient privacy. The study, described in a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine, finds that it’s possible to use commercial facial recognition…
SG: High Court quashes conviction of NUH psychiatrist Soo Shuenn Chiang over confidentiality breach
Salma Khalik reports: The Court of Three Judges has thrown out the second case that the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) had asked it to review this year, after the deadline for appeal had passed. It found National University Hospital (NUH) psychiatrist Soo Shuenn Chiang had done no wrong in releasing confidential information about a patient, in a…
Roger Severino Gives Update on OCR HIPAA Enforcement Priorities
HIPAA Journal reports: Roger Severino, Director of the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, has given an update on OCR’s HIPAA enforcement priorities at the OCR/NIST 11th Annual HIPAA Conference in Washington D.C. Severino confirmed that one of OCR’s top policy initiatives is still enforcing the rights of patients under the HIPAA Privacy Rule and ensuring they…