Surgery status updates to family via Twitter
Interesting use of technology, but scary from a HIPAA privacy perspective. Also feels a little creepy to me. The patient is only identified as "Patient of Dr. So and so". "...Fawcett Memorial Hospital will begin using social networking website Twitter to give family members updates on patients in surgery. It's a unique way the family can stay informed through the whole process. "We're able to be inside the surgical room while a patient is having surgery, tweeting out updates," said Michelle Ritter, Director of Marketing for Fawcett Memorial Hospital...."
Categories: Healthcare Tags: florida, HIPAA Privacy, twitter
United Health Group’s takeover of HealthNet of the Northeast may be hampered by HIPAA privacy concerns
United Health Group's takeover of HealthNet of the Northeast may be hampered by HIPAA privacy concerns. Connecticut's largest physician's lobby has requested that the attorney generals office investigate to see if the deal would violate HIPAA. The AG's office is currently suing HealthNet for potential HIPAA violations. There are worries that United Health could use HealthNet records to decide who to cover and at what price.
Categories: Healthcare Tags: Connecticut, HealthNet, HIPAA Privacy, HITECH
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Guilty plea on reading private medical records at UCLA (HIPAA Privacy)
Former employee of UCLA healthcare pleaded guilty to four counts of reading private medical records. Many were from celebrities and high-profile patients.
- Violation of HIPAA privacy
- One of the first convicted of violating privacy provisions of HIPAA
- Accessed records inappropriately hundreds of times
- Facing maximum penalty of four years in prison
Categories: Healthcare Tags: California, HIPAA Privacy, UCLA