On November 9, 2022, Doctors’ Center Hospital reported a data breach with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, after the company learned that an unauthorized ...
A Houston hospital has halted its liver and kidney transplant programs after it says a doctor manipulated a database for liver transplant patients, making them ineligible to receive a new organ.
State medical boards don’t make it easy for patients to learn about a doctor's past discipline. The Oregon Medical Board’s website allows patients to view some disciplinary and malpractice information ...
This article is part of an investigative podcast series by Gothamist called “Imminent Danger: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women.” It examines how doctors are vetted both in New York and ...
A measure that would allow attorneys for the state to have access to a prescription-drug database as they pursue a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid epidemic was among 10 ...
Health care systems do their best to safeguard against breaches. But all of us could be doing more to protect our confidential health data. That starts with understanding when this data is most at ...