Cameron Abbott and Michelle Aggromito of K&L Gates write: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking on Australia’s largest online health marketplace, HealthEngine. In return for a fee, HealthEngine provided without adequate disclosure, patient information to nine private health insurance brokers. The MedTech platform functions as an online booking service for many health…
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Getting Your Medical Records Through an App? There’s a Catch. And a Fight.
Natasha Singer reports: Americans may soon be able to get their medical records through smartphone apps as easily as they order takeout food from Seamless or catch a ride from Lyft. Read more on The New York Times. .
Judge halts civil lawsuit filed by Rutgers surgeon accused of filming women in restrooms
Nick Muscavage reports: A federal court judge has issued a temporary stay on a civil lawsuit filed by a former Rutgers Cancer Institute surgeon charged with secretly recording women in the restrooms at his place of employment. Dr. James Goydos, a professor of surgery, was charged in a 160-count indictment in December with invasion of privacy, computer theft,…
Ca: Unauthorized Accesses of Health Information Lead to Eleventh Conviction
August 29, 2019 — A former billing clerk with Alberta Health Services (AHS) pleaded guilty in Red Deer Provincial Court to illegally accessing health information under the Health Information Act (HIA) on August 21, 2019. Rosario Aldave was found to have accessed the health records of 52 Albertans without authorization. She received a $5,000 fine and was…