Government
Jul. 24, 2014
Data breach ruling reassures health care providers
California appeals courts have proven to be skeptical while interpreting the state's Confidentiality of Medical Information Act, particularly when examining lawsuits involving stolen medical data that crooks fail to actually access.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California appeals courts have proven so far to be skeptical about health care providers' liability when personal medical information is lost, particularly when crooks fail to actually access the data because it's password-protected or encrypted.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal decided against a group of patients Monday who claimed Sutter Medical Foundation failed to protect their data when ...
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