Hunton & Williams writes: On July 10, 2015, the United States House of Representatives passed the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Act”), which is intended to ease restrictions on the use and disclosure of protected health information (“PHI”) for research purposes. Currently, the HIPAA Privacy Rule permits the use and disclosure of PHI for research purposes without…
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Eye surgeon charged with videotaping women in bathroom, locker room
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…
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)…