The conversation highlights the importance of clear communication, robust HIPAA policies and thorough documentation in addressing and preventing privacy issues. Ms. Hartsfield and Mr. Williams ...

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has filed suit against Accretive Health, a debt collection agency, for not protecting patient confidentiality and not informing patients of the agency’s ...

The University of Kansas Health System, Lawrence (Kan.) Memorial Hospital and Epic Systems are facing a class-action lawsuit after a physical therapist allegedly accessed the private medical records ...

Three Iowa healthcare providers have been denied unemployment benefits after being fired for allegedly violating patient privacy laws.The first of the three cases involves Julie Meinders, who worked ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Nurses Association has accused Legacy Emanuel Medical Center of violating federal patient privacy laws and its own policies in the treatment of patients detained by ...

Whittier-based PIH Health Inc. has agreed to pay $600,000 to the federal government for failing to promptly disclose a 2019 phishing attack that compromised 45 employee email accounts and breached ...

A recent lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges that Sharp HealthCare recorded conversations between doctors and their patients without written consent, using the information to document ...

Patient’s medical records are anything but private and confidential in North Macedonia – exposing some of them to stigma and rejection. A doctor with years of experience was performing a ...

Lakeridge Health is undergoing a review of policies around privacy and safeguarding confidential patient information. A recent investigation into privacy violations ...