Another “small” breach, no snark intended. This is an N=1 disclosure breach that had huge impact/harm, according to the patient’s lawsuit against the pharmacy. Kathianne Boniello reports: He was supposed to get a lift from his little blue pills, but a Long Island man instead was left feeling small and deflated after a loose-lipped pharmacist…
Category: Healthcare
New Washington state law bans medical records from open court during sexual harassment lawsuits
Christine Willmsen reports: After being sexually harassed at work, some women face the specter of having the most intimate, private details of their lives dissected in open court by attorneys for their employer. That’s because defense attorneys have often sought and obtained medical records of plaintiffs — even going back as far as birth —…
HK: Court upholds privacy rights in face of disciplinary proceedings
Michael Maguiness and David Smyth write: In the recent case of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Preliminary Investigation Committee of the Medical Council of Hong Kong v Hospital Authority,(1) the High Court dismissed proceedings commenced by the chair and deputy chair (collectively, the chair) seeking to compel the Hospital Authority to disclose confidential…
Hospital staff given access to patient records for research without consent – report
Elaine Edwards reports: Medical staff in a hospital were given access to patient files for their research and studies without the consent of the patients concerned, a major investigation by the Data Protection Commissioner has found. The investigation into the treatment of confidential patient records at 20 hospitals across the State by the regulator’s special…