Seen at FourthAmendment.com: A blood sample in a lab is not “information” within the physician-patient privilege statute. The state sought a search warrant for the blood sample. State v. Atwood, 2019 Minn. LEXIS 122 (Mar. 13, 2019). I had never thought of that before, but yes, I can see how it is not “information” although…
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Cal.2d: No REP in a hospital room with an open door and nurses coming and going
Seen at FourthAmendment.com: Officers did not need a search warrant to enter her hospital room to talk to her about her still birth or whether she killed the fetus. There was no reasonable expectation of privacy at the time of the entry. She also objectively consented to the officers remaining there and talking to her….
SG: Doctors rally behind psychiatrist fined S$50,000, urge MOH to review ruling
Kenneth Cheng reports in Singapore: More than 2,000 people, mostly doctors, have signed a petition in support of psychiatrist Soo Shuenn Chiang of the National University Hospital (NUH), urging the authorities to review a Singapore Medical Council (SMC) ruling against him. Dr Soo was fined S$50,000 for failing to verify a caller’s identity before he wrote…
Health records giant Epic temporarily halts additions to its app store because of privacy concerns
Christina Farr of CNBC reports: Epic Systems, the giant medical records software vendor, created an app store two years ago so that companies including Apple, Oscar Health and other providers of health apps could sync their services with patient data from large hospitals and clinics. The Store, called App Orchard, became the major way for…