Brinkwire reports: The disgraced doctor who filmed women in the toilets of a New Zealand hospital has been named. Cardiologist Samuel John Simpson Wilson, 44, was sentenced to seven months home detention after he pleaded guilty to eight charges in January. On Wednesday, the High Court upheld the District Court’s decision to decline name suppression, releasing…
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Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates
Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates Marshall Allen, ProPublica This story was co-published with NPR. To an outsider, the fancy booths at last month’s health insurance industry gathering in San Diego aren’t very compelling. A handful of companies pitching “lifestyle” data and salespeople touting jargony phrases…
Health P.E.I. responded adequately in two cases of confidentiality breaches: Rose
Stu Neatby reports: Health P.E.I. is reviewing its health record procedures after P.E.I. Privacy Commissioner Karen Rose released two reports last month detailing instances of privacy breaches by employees. Rose carried out investigations after two separate complaints were lodged concerning unauthorized disclosure of private health information. Both reports concluded the health information was compromised, but…
Allegations 800,000 NZers at risk of medical privacy breach (UPDATED)
Update: See this article for a “nothing to see here” decision from the privacy commissioner. Frances Cook reports: A stoush has erupted over patient medical records, with a claim the privacy of up to 800,000 Auckland patients has been put at risk. Four New Zealand and Australasian healthcare IT companies, Healthlink, Medtech Global, My Practice,…