GA Supreme Court Rules HIPAA Preempts State Medmal Law:May 21, 2007 A Georgia statute that requires a medical information release be filed with state medical malpractice actions is invalid as conflicting with HIPAA,

31,000 Identities At Risk Due To Laptop Loss:Apr 2, 2007 Seattle insurer loses data on 31,000 patients and employees.

Rhode Island Patient Finds Record Leak:Mar 12, 2007 Two thousand patients of Westerly (RI) Hospital are at risk of identity theft after their names, Social Security numbers, and medical records appeared on a public Web site, The Boston Globe reports.

Employee Sues Over Access To Records By Physician Lover-wannabe:Mar 12, 2007 A Massachusetts hospital employee has filed suit in Berkshire Superior Court against a physician, alleging that he unethically reviewed her medical records at the hospital because he was romantically interested in her.

Nursing Home Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Credit Cards Of Patients:Feb 27, 2007 A night-shift employee at an Encinitas, CA, nursing home has admitted she took credit cards from elderly residents

VA Loses More Data On Hundreds Of Thousands Of Vets:Feb 26, 2007 VA and VA’s Office of Inspector General have learned that data files the employee was working with may have included sensitive VA-related information on approximately 535,000 individuals.