DOJ Indicts Texas Doctor for Alleged Data Leak
DOJ Indicts Texas Doctor for Alleged Data Leak
The Facts
The US Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a four-count indictment against doctor Eithan Haim for allegedly illegally obtaining and leaking medical records of child transgender care at the Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) in Houston.
The US Justice Department (DOJ) has filed a four-count indictment against Dr. Eithan Haim for allegedly illegally obtaining and leaking medical records of child transgender care at the Texas Children's Hospital (TCH) in Houston.
The Spin
If illegally accessing HIPPA-protected patient records under false pretenses wasn't egregious enough, the medical services Dr. Eithan Haim thought he exposed were for important transgender healthcare treatments for vulnerable patients. Through either ignorance, malice, or both, Haim chose to illegally reveal sensitive private and protected medical records. For those crimes, he's now facing the consequences.
Eithan Haim is a hero who exposed TCH for secretly falsifying medical records to continue its harmful transgender practices after promising to stop. TCH took children as young as 11 — who were dealing with anxiety, depression, and suicidal thoughts — and continued its procedures regardless. Dr. Haiam's ethical motivations must be considered in the context of alleged HIPAA violations.
