Rob O’Neill has a follow-up to an accusation that made NZ news back in July. Privacy commissioner John Edwards has found no evidence to justify an investigation into health IT provider ProCare – and has criticised those who made the complaint. The commissioner received a letter in July expressing concern that ProCare was breaching the…
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UK: Jealous NHS worker accessed medical records of her boyfriend’s model ex-lover then branded her a ‘s**g bag’ in bizarre string of foul-mouthed texts
Terri-Ann Williams reports: A hospital worker overcome with jealousy accessed the medical records of her boyfriend’s model ex in order to bombard her with a barrage of text messages. Admin assistant, Amy Docker, 23, who worked at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, north London, texted model Candice Collier calling her a ‘s**g bag’ and…
Texas Children’s Hospital fires nurse who posted about boy with measles
Samantha Ketterer and Todd Ackerman report: A nurse at Texas Children’s Hospital has been fired after posting information on social media about a rare measles case in the city, hospital officials said Tuesday. The hospital took the action four days after learning of the nurse’s posts on a Facebook page called Proud Parents of Unvaccinated…
Oklahoma state investigation finds Veterans Affairs didn’t violate medical privacy laws
Justin Wingerter reports: A state investigation has concluded that the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs did not violate privacy laws when it allowed medical aides to search patients’ records on their cellphones. Mark Gower, the state’s chief information security officer, wrote in a memo Thursday that the practice did not violate state or federal privacy…