Rosemary Westwood reports: A nonprofit watchdog is asking Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill to investigate whether a New Iberia crisis pregnancy center broke state law after it appeared to post the full names, last menstrual periods, and other personal health information of 13 clients online, despite claiming that it follows federal health privacy laws. In…
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Senators want to block data brokers from selling health and location data
Suzanne Smalley reports: Senate Democrats introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit data brokers from selling or transferring location and health data and provide the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with $1 billion for enforcement. The bill also would give the FTC, state attorneys general and victims of data broker abuses the right to sue brokers for…
VA Nurse Charged With Unlawfully Accessing Patient Health Information
GRAND RAPIDS – U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten today announced that Jessica Nicole Pitcher, 41, of Shelbyville, Michigan, was charged by misdemeanor information with unlawfully accessing health information pertaining to a patient of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs without authorization, in violation of Title 42, United States Code, Section 1320d-6(a)(2)….
Compliance With Most Provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy is Required by December 23, 2024
On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights announced a final rule, entitled the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. The rule strengthens privacy protections for medical records and health information for individuals who are seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating lawful reproductive health care. Health…