#Trump #administration drops #charges against #doctor who made #trans #patients’ #medicalrecords #public.

The doctor claimed he was #reporting "#childabuse" by handing the #minors' #medicalrecords over to #rightwing #extremists.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/trump-administration-drops-charges-against-doctor-who-made-trans-patients-medical-records-public/

new phrase ideas to babytalk the gd doctors:
"I don't have a diagnosis shopping list. I want a treatment menu. That's it."

@IAmDannyBoling I'd not even consent that for my CV, much less for #MedicalRecords!!!

Looking at another person’s health info w/o authorization is a violation of #HIPAA. Unauthorized access or disclosure beyond what is permitted are the most common types of HIPAA violations, which carry #criminal penalties of up to $50k & up to a year of #prison.

#Security breaches in #MedicalRecords occur frequently as the #health-care industry is exposed to increasingly sophisticated #cyberattacks. But #criminal prosecutions in individual cases are rare.

McDonough noted that any violation of the rules could bring disciplinary action, including possible removal, as well a referral to #law enforcement agencies for #civil penalties & #criminal prosecution.

Any employees who are not criminally charged after the incident could still face administrative sanctions, #VA ofcls said.

Prosecutors are weighing, among other factors, how long employees were in the files & their intent when they looked at the #MedicalRecords.

Missal’s office found that #veterans’ #MedicalRecords are relatively easy to log into for #VA #physicians & other personnel in the health system of ~400k employees serving >9M registered veterans, a policy designed to ensure quick access for doctors inside & outside VA in an emergency. …The benefits division, which distributes monthly disability compensation payments to >5M veterans,…limits access to…records to a small number of employees, & fewer still for records of high-profile figures.

#JDVance has said that he received #VA #medical care for a time after he left the Marine Corps. It is unclear whether #TimWalz used the #health system before his election to Congress in 2006, but his #MedicalRecords from the #military are stored in the #VA system.

The breach, which took place in July & August, was discovered in Aug during a #security sweep of VA’s high-profile health accounts, which are periodically monitored by the agency.

Investigators are trying to determine whether #TimWalz or #JDVance’s #health records have been shared as a result of the breach. The motives of those who looked at the info are under investigation, #law enforcement said. Some employees told investigators that they were simply curious to see #Walz & #Vance’s #MedicalRecords, as both nominees’ #military service has faced scrutiny during the presidential campaign.

#VeteransAffairs IG Michael Missal’s office has shared evidence w/federal prosecutors on the actions of several employees in the #health system, including a #physician & a contractor who spent extended time looking at the #MedicalRecords of #JDVance & #TimWalz, raising investigators’ concerns about their motives.

Like the others, the physician & contractor used their #VA computers to get into the records, mostly from their govt offices.

#ChrisMiller’s contribution to #Project2025 also advocates granting #military recruiters greater access to secondary #schools, & he’s proposed halting use of the #Defense Department’s electronic #MedicalRecords platform, which he says leads to “unnecessary delays” & “unwarranted rejections” for some people w/ disabilities or other conditions who otherwise want to serve.