Potomac Local News reports: A bill filed by lawmakers representing Prince William and Stafford counties aims to restrict parents; access to medical records. Delegate Candi Mundon King’s HB2109 will allow judges to deny parents access to medical records if the judge deems the action “would be reasonably likely to cause substantial harm to the minor or another…
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MN: Mayo Clinic settles another lawsuit stemming from insider-wrongdoing
Andy Brownell reports: The Mayo Clinic has apparently settled another lawsuit stemming from a data breach by a former Mayo Clinic employee. The lawsuit was filed in November 2020 by Olga Ryabchuk and sought class-action status on behalf of the more than 1600 Mayo Clinic patients who had their medical records improperly accessed. The case was officially…
Article: Biometric recognition of newborns and young children for vaccinations and health care: a non-randomized prospective clinical trial
Biometric recognition of newborns and young children for vaccinations and health care: a non-randomized prospective clinical trial. Kalisky T, Saggese S, Zhao Y, Johnson D, Azarova M, Duarte-Vera LE, Almada-Salazar LA, Perales-Gonzalez D, Chacon-Cruz E, Wang J, Graham R, Hubenko A, Hall DA, Aronoff-Spencer E. Sci Rep. 2022 Dec 29;12(1):22520. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-25986-6. PMID: 36581649; PMCID:…
Article: Islamic Jurisprudence on Harm Versus Harm Scenarios in Medical Confidentiality
Islamic Jurisprudence on Harm Versus Harm Scenarios in Medical Confidentiality Sayyed Mohamed Muhsin HEC Forum 2023 Abstract Although medical confidentiality is widely recognized as an essential principle in the therapeutic relationship, its systematic and coherent practice has been an ethically challenging duty upon healthcare providers due to various concerns of clinical, moral, religious, social, ethical…