Judge’s ruling favors (Boston) Globe in Steward complaint
Source: Boston Globe
A Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled Thursday that Steward Health Care System has no right to review the reporting or records collected by The Boston Globe for a yet-to-be-published story about a man’s journey through the mental health care system.
Judge Jeffrey Locke said the for-profit health care company may comment broadly to the newspaper and answer limited questions on the patient’s care without violating medical privacy laws.
Steward, in a suit filed against the Globe Wednesday, asked the court to permit the release of the patient’s private medical records, which the company said it needed to rebut a Globe story that is scheduled to be published this weekend.
The court said Steward cannot release any additional medical records or specific medical information related to the patient.
Read more: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/massachusetts/2014/08/21/steward-files-suit-against-globe-serves-papers-patient/uFU89btKknW9Qnus9gtD6H/story.html
