A Marion County judge heard arguments Wednesday on whether to issue an injunction against release of terminated pregnancy reports. (Getty Images) The fight over whether terminated pregnancy reports ...

LMH Health's main campus at 325 Maine St. A new message from the leader of LMH Health said the hospital properly notified all patients impacted by a breach of health records that now is the subject of ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights has released two new patient privacy resources that healthcare organizations can use to educate patients about reducing their ...

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Managing visitors is a key aspect of hospital management, presenting several considerations for patient and building security, staff workflow, regulatory compliance, and patient privacy. Visitor ...

In healthcare, privacy is paramount. It is an essential component of building trust with patients and, well, protecting patient privacy is also the law. Or it is supposed to be. According to charges ...

Due to the sensitive – and therefore valuable – patient data they hold, healthcare organisations have long been a highly attractive target of external security threats. That vulnerability was ...

What is patient privacy for? The Hippocratic Oath, thought to be one of the earliest and most widely known medical ethics texts in the world, reads: "Whatever I see or hear in the lives of my patients ...

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 ...