[Med-privacy] Kaiser

[pmarshall]

*** Kaiser Experiences Medical Disclosure Woes ***


The California Consumer Health Care Council (CCHCC) has sued the Kaiser 
Foundation over what it says is inappropriate disclosure of private 
medical records. The council contends that when Kaiser learns of a suit 
or potential suit by a patient, its legal department opens and studies 
that patient's private medical records without notifying the patient. In 
a related story, a software glitch on Feb. 26 revealed a stranger's 
health history to a Kaiser Permanente site visitor when he was applying 
for healthcare coverage online. Kaiser officials won't say exactly what 
happened, citing security concerns, but they admitted that a similarity 
in passwords or ID numbers contributed to the breach.

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