Kirsten Kennedy reports: A rape investigation led police to find that a Freedom man took inappropriate and nude photos of residents at a personal-care facility. According to a police report, Zachary L. Dinell, 24, was charged June 4 with the sexual assault of an unconscious woman. Police said officers investigating the assault searched Dinell’s phone…
Category: Healthcare
New Jersey to Suspend Prominent Psychologist for Failing to Protect Patient Privacy
by Charles Ornstein A prominent New Jersey psychologist is facing the suspension of his license after state officials concluded that he failed to keep details of mental health diagnoses and treatments confidential when he sued his patients over unpaid bills. The state Board of Psychological Examiners this week upheld a decision by an administrative law…
Patients criticised for rating GPs’ looks on social media
BBC reports: Patients have been criticised for taking photos and videos of doctors and then asking people online to rate how attractive they find them. Social media posts of doctors are being shared without their consent, the British Medical Association’s annual meeting heard. Such posts “violate” their privacy, the meeting in Brighton was told. Delegates…
AU: Medical appointment booking app HealthEngine sharing clients’ personal information with lawyers (UPDATED)
Pat McGrath reports: Australia’s biggest online doctor’s appointment booking service, HealthEngine, has funnelled hundreds of users’ private medical information to law firms seeking clients for personal injury claims. Key points: HealthEngine has boasted to advertisers it can tailor advertising to patients’ symptoms The Australian startup says it only shares information with users’ consent But if…