There’s a response/follow-up to allegations that the Yukon government was improperly demanding sensitive patient information. Nancy Thomson reports: Shauna Demers, director of Insured Health Services with the Yukon government, says that’s not true. “We do not and never have asked for complete files. Insured health services does not request and has never received a complete medical file…
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Yukon’s health billing dept demands to see patients’ medical records, doctors say
Seen on Sky News: A Whitehorse psychiatrist is raising concerns about patient confidentiality in Yukon, saying the territorial government pressures doctors to share personal and sensitive medical files, or forfeit payment. Dr. Armando Heredia says the practice of sharing files with government is “rampant” among Yukon doctors, and he’s complained to the Yukon privacy commissioner about…
German watchdog warns about privacy concerns with fitness apps
As regular readers of this blog and the companion site, DataBreaches.net, already know, much of our health/medical data is not well-protected by the federal law known as HIPAA. Part of the problem is that HIPAA does not cover all entities that collect, store, or use health information. In some cases, the FTC Act may apply…
Man Who Says Aaron Hernandez Shot Him Sues CNN
Oops – missed this last week. Nicholas Rondinone reported: A Connecticut man who claims he was shot in the face by former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has sued CNN for airing images of him while he was recovering in a Florida hospital. Alexander Bradley, who filed the lawsuit Tuesday in federal court in Connecticut, is…