Carly Kirkland of McAfee & Taft writes: Concerns regarding both the sharing and privacy of patient health information affect every facet of the health care system — from health care providers and their patients to pharmacies and insurance companies alike. According to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, 70% of Oklahomans currently have health care records…
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Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act Effective July 1
Grant Dearborn and Laura Johnson Evans of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP write: Florida has a new law as of July 1, 2023 relating to the storage of certain health records. The newly enacted Florida Statutes section 408.051 creates the “Florida Electronic Health Records Exchange Act.” The Act states in part that in addition to…
How can you safely respond to a negative online review by a patient?
This post originally appeared on DataBreaches.net on June 5, but is being republished here to add a commentary under the press release from HHS. New Jersey psychiatry practice pays $30,000 to settle complaint about impermissible disclosure of protected health information by disclosing this information in online review Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
NYS Attorney General James Sues Militant Anti-Abortion Group for Invading Clinics and Blocking Access to Reproductive Health Care
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against members of Red Rose Rescue, an anti-abortion extremist group, for invading reproductive health care clinics, threatening staff and clinicians, and terrorizing patients. Red Rose Rescue and its members — including Christopher “Fidelis” Moscinski, Matthew Connolly, William Goodman, Laura Gies, and John Hinshaw —…