Edwina Brincat reports: An employee of Gozo General Hospital has been found not guilty of having breaching data protection laws when he obtained information on the mental health of his estranged wife and presented this in annulment proceedings before the Ecclesiastical Tribunal. The man, whose identity was not disclosed by the court, had refused to…
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“Getting Receipts” – The Millennial Disconnect Between Short-Term Social Media Posts and HIPAA
Ankita Patel writes: Long gone are the days when social media consisted solely of Myspace and Facebook, accessible only by logging in through a desktop computer at home or personal laptop. With every single social media platform readily available on personal cellular devices, HIPAA violations through social media outlets are becoming a frequent problem for…
AU: Female patient filmed at Wesley Hospital in operating theatre
Kay Dibben reports: A surgical assistant at a Brisbane private hospital secretly used his GoPro camera to film inside an operating theatre, as a female patient was about to have bariatric surgery. The filming at the Wesley Hospital was only discovered as the surgery was about to start and the doctor said he had to…
Senator calls for more scrutiny of home DNA test industry
Daniella Silva reports: … “These are the kits where you swab your cheek or maybe spit into a little vial send it back to a company and in return they’re unravel your DNA,” Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, said at a news conference Sunday morning. Schumer cited the rising popularity of home genetic kits and…