by Medical Justice | Jun 26, 2018 | Patient privacy
Many years ago, the presence of family members during cardiopulmonary resuscitation was verboten. The reigning principles were two-fold. Family members would get in the way of allowing the team to save the loved one. And they would be emotionally scarred forever. The...
by Medical Justice | May 14, 2018 | Patient privacy
A client recently asked our thoughts on using Alexa in the operating room. Presumably, the tasks Alexa would be charged with doing would be basic. Turn the lights on. Turn the lights off. Make a call. And so on. For those of you unfamiliar with Alexa, it is a...
by Medical Justice | Sep 26, 2014 | Patient privacy
While a patient was under anesthesia, an anesthesiologist allegedly decorated a patient’s face with a fake mustache and fake teardrop under her eye. Then a nurse’s aide snapped a photo. Pretty funny, eh? Well, the patient was a hospital employee who worked...
by Medical Justice | Aug 26, 2011 | HIPAA, Patient privacy
Michael J. Sacopulos, Esq. Recently, Texas House Bill 300 was signed into law by Texas Governor Rick Perry. The new law, which will become effective on September 1, 2012, expands privacy rights of patients beyond those contained in the HIPAA privacy standards. The law...
