Topic
Patient Data
144 published works
Inside Privacy
ICO Rules UK Hospital-DeepMind Trial Failed to Comply with UK Data Protection Law
By Joshua Gray
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office ("ICO"), which enforces data protection legislation in the UK, has ruled that the NHS Royal Free Foundation Trust ("Royal Free"), which manages a London hospital,…
Aliant Blog
How to Protect Patients and Data When Using mHealth Products and Services
“mHealth” generally refers mobile health and includes the practice of medicine or communications involving medical data via mobile devices. California Healthcare entities such as private practices, hospitals, health plans, pharmacies, or…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
2,500 Mothers’ and Newborns’ Personal and Health Information Lost in the Mail
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has notified 2,500 patients that their personal and health information has been lost in the mail. The affected patients were mothers and newborns…
California License Law Blog
Medical Board Requests for Patient Records Can Spell Trouble
By Fredrick Ray
In response to a patient complaint, a report of a large malpractice settlement, or a report of a loss of privileges, among other reasons, the Medical Board of California may…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
4,229 Psychiatric Patients’ Records Hacked
Bangor Health Center, a psychiatric practice located in Bangor, Maine, has notified 4,229 patients that a hacker from Moldova has accessed their psychiatric records, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Class Action Initiated Against Telehealth Provider for Disclosure of Sensitive Information
A class action was filed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida this week against a national telehealth provider, MDLive Inc. (MDLive) for its mobile app’s alleged secret capture of screenshots containing sensitive…
Health Care Law Observer
South Dakota Supreme Court Opens Door to Discovery of Non-party Patient Records
On December 21, 2016, the South Dakota Supreme Court in Wipf v. Alstiel required a defendant surgeon in a perforated bowel case to redact and provide the plaintiff with non-party patient…
Health Law Rx
Lack of Timely Action and Knowledge of Risk Results in $3.2 Million Civil Monetary Penalty for HIPAA Violations
By Elizabeth F. Hodge, Carolyn V. Metnick, Gerald M. Del Amo
Children’s Medical Center of Dallas (Children’s) was hit with a $3.2 million civil penalty from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for failing…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
New Hampshire Psychiatric Hospital Patient Records Posted Online by Former Patient
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services has notified up to 15,000 patients of its psychiatric hospital (New Hampshire Hospital) that their names, addresses, Social Security numbers, Medicaid…
Covington Digital Health
Twenty-First Century Cures Act Includes HIPAA Provisions
By Covington Digital Health Team
On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures Act”), Pub. L. 114-255, which aims to expand medical research and expedite the approvals of drug therapies…