Jackie Hong reports: A Whitehorse psychiatrist says he may be forced to close his practice as soon as this summer if the Yukon government’s health insurance unit continues to ask for patient files before processing his invoices — files he refuses to hand over because of privacy concerns. In an interview March 12, Dr. Armando…
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Lawsuit claims Anchorage neurosurgeon improperly took and shared photo of patient’s genitals
Alex DeMarban of ADN reports: A lawsuit filed Thursday asserts that an Anchorage neurosurgeon used an iPhone to improperly photograph the genitals of a patient during spinal surgery, then sent the picture to another person for entertainment. The patient was under general anesthesia at Providence Alaska Medical Center on Dec. 8 when Dr. Louis L. Kralick…
Medical journal retracts article over privacy concerns
Adam Marcus reports: When a British couple went on a Caribbean cruise, they didn’t expect to come back with their rear ends infested by parasitic worms. Nor did they expect to see pictures of their backsides plastered over British newsstands. But tabloids in the United Kingdom picked up on the story from a medical journal…
Second Circuit Affirms Certain Autodialed Health Care Calls Do Not Require Prior Express Written Consent under TCPA
Brian L. Heidelberger, Sean G. Wieber, and Kristofer A. Ekdahl write: Pharmacy chain Rite Aid scored a victory recently when the Second Circuit affirmed a district court grant of summary judgment in a putative class action under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In Zani v. Rite Aid Headquarters Corp., 17-1230-cv (February 21, 2018), the…