Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut clinical social worker believes her homeowners insurer should defend and indemnify her against claims she violated patients’ privacy...
New York Hospital to Pay $300K for Sharing Website Visitors’ Health Data December 28, 2023 The NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) will pay $300,000 for disclosing the health information of individuals who visited its website, New York...
‘Vaccine Passport’ Apps Gaining Traction in Airports, Live Events May 5, 2021 By Paresh Dave Over 60 U.S. stadiums and other venues are deploying an app from Clear to verify people’s COVID-19 status, placing the...
Trump Administration Seeks Medical Privacy Changes December 14, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease...
States Sharing of COVID-19 Patients’ Data With First Responders Sparks Privacy Concern May 21, 2020 By Kimberlee Kruesi More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all with the assurance that their private...
Google, Amazon Health and Fitness Apps Don’t Have Much to Do With Health October 12, 2018 As the market for smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa continues to expand, there is a potential for these devices to...
Uber Sued by Rape Victim Who Says It Violated Her Medical Privacy June 16, 2017 By Dan Levine A woman sued Uber Technologies Inc. on Thursday claiming top executives at the ride-hailing company improperly obtained her medical records...
Florida Man Sues Hospital after Amputated Leg Found in Trash May 5, 2015 A Key Largo, Fla., man is suing a hospital after his amputated leg was found in the trash. The Miami...
Study Reveals Extent, Nature of Health Data Breaches April 14, 2015 Between 2010 and 2013, there were more than 900 data breaches of protected health information affecting at least 500 individuals,...
Pros Should Probe Teams’ Leaks of Players’ Medical Information: Viewpoint December 24, 2014 By Kavitha Davidson, Bloomberg View The trade sending Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres finally went through late Thursday night,...