Rummana Hussain reports that Robert Weiss, described as a prominent eye surgeon in Chicago, has been charged with secretly videotaping female employees in an office bathroom and locker room at his Chicago offices in the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and the Chicago Eye Institute. The camera was spotted by one of the four victims, who reported…
Category: Healthcare
Woman Shocked To See Husband’s Death On Medical Reality Show
Kathryn Schroeder writes: A medical reality show used footage of a woman’s husband dying without her knowledge or permission and she only found out because she tuned in to watch the program. Mark Chanko was struck and killed by a New York City sanitation truck. He is survived by his wife, Anita Chanko, who counts “NY Med” as…
Govt. prosecutes health workers for snooping into Rob Ford’s medical records
Olivia Carville reports: Three hospital workers have been charged under Ontario’s health privacy law for snooping into former mayor Rob Ford’s medical records after he was diagnosed with cancer. If convicted, this will be the first time in Ontario’s history that an individual has been successfully prosecuted under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)…
Vermont Case on Healthcare Database Heading to Supreme Court
Ed Silverstein reports: A case from Vermont involving Liberty Mutual and its participation in a state database is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. The specific issue in this case, Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, is whether self-funded employer plans may be required to supply claims data to state all-payer claims databases (APCDs). The plaintiff,…