On April 6, I noted a report from Courthouse News that the Missouri Senate was considering charging the CEO of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri with contempt for refusal to turn over subpoenaed medical records. At the time, I commented: These Missouri legislators are demanding that Kogut breach patient confidentiality to…
Category: Healthcare
Unauthorized Filming for “NY Med” Results in $2.2 Million Settlement with New York Presbyterian Hospital
I’m not particularly surprised, because I said all along this case struck me as a serious HIPAA breach, but HHS announced today that New York Presbyterian has agreed to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Rules, specifically the impermissible disclosure of two patients protected health information to news media and the lack of appropriate safeguards for protected health…
New York doctor is accused of hiding two surveillance cameras in a bathroom of a hospital’s intensive care unit
John O’Brien reports: A Syracuse doctor has been charged with hiding two surveillance cameras in a bathroom of a hospital’s intensive care unit. Dr. Jeffrey Gould, 32, admitted hiding two “spy pens” in a third-floor unisex bathroom in Crouse Hospital’s ICU last month, according to a Syracuse police report. One camera was taped to the ridge…
Federal Researchers Build Massive Online Database of Genomic Data
Mohana Ravindranath reports: A new online portal would let scientists access vast amounts of genomic data from patients involved in heart, lung, blood and sleep research studies. The hub, called GenPort, is supposed to help researchers look into the results of several studies at once, tracking individuals in different trials who might share the same characteristics, known as…