Leslie Francis and John Francis write: Urgent public health crises generate pressures for access to information to protect the public’s health. Identifying patients with contagious conditions and tracing their contacts may seem imperative for serious diseases such as Ebola or SARS. But pressures for information reach far more broadly than the threat of deadly contagion….
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Pa. Nurse Admits He Filmed Female Patients — Including Teen Girl — While They Were Undressed
James Close reported this a few weeks ago: A Pennsylvania nurse last week admitted to secretly filming multiple female patients, including a teenage girl, while they were undressed and in his care, PEOPLE confirms. James Close, 45, pleaded guilty on Friday in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to all 48 criminal counts against him — among them…
NZ: Privacy breach by ambulance officer alleged in cannabis disclosure case
John Cousins reports: A Crown prosecutor said there needed to be an “air of reality” around a Bay man’s claim that a St John Ambulance officer breached his privacy by revealing his cannabis use to police. Prosecutor Richard Jenson was responding to an appeal against the decision by a community magistrate not to allow Cory…
Patient Privacy Included in Recent Opioid Records Senate Bill
Elizabeth Snell reports: Recently passed legislation states that HHS will establish guidelines for when healthcare providers should prominently display a patient’s history of opioid use on his or her medical record. The bill also underlines the importance of maintaining patient privacy throughout the patient care process. The Senate passed Jessie’s Law (S. 581) the end…