Steven D. Zansberg of Ballard Spahr writes: Judge Carlos E. Samour, Jr., on June 29 ordered unsealed the court filings surrounding psychiatric evaluations of James Eagan Holmes, the man convicted of killing 12 people and wounding 70 others in the Aurora, Colorado, theater shooting on July 20, 2012. As a result, the public will be…
Category: Healthcare
NHS data breach affects 150,000 patients in England
BBC reports: The NHS is blaming a coding error for 150,000 patients in England being involved in a data breach. Those affected had requested that their confidential health information only be used to help provide them with care. But it appears that there was a problem with the software used by GPs to record objections…
Police: Freedom man took nude photos of personal-care residents
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…
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…