There are certain exclusions from the definition, which are: * physical specimens (for example, blood and urine samples) that are typically discarded; * records relating to health insurance claims ...

Employers' access to, and retention of, employee medical information can be fraught with legal risk. Even the most seasoned HR professionals have trouble navigating the complex rules and regulations ...

The Johns Hopkins Occupational Health team has launched a major upgrade to Cority, the software used to store and manage the employee health records of Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins ...

VA employees wrongly accessed the medical records for both vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz, according to The Washington Post. 1. Both campaigns were notified of the breaches after ...

A federal appeals court just handed HR departments a roadmap for distinguishing between disability accommodations and run-of-the-mill safety complaints. The Eighth Circuit ruling, issued February 12, ...

Nine employees at One Medical, owned by Amazon, allegedly accessed the medical records of a deceased patient without authorization following the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit by the patient’s ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield woman has filed a lawsuit against Jordan Valley Community Health Center and a former employee, alleging her private medical records were unlawfully accessed and shared ...