meridianEMR sues UroChart over data security

Jeff Byers | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine
Urology EMR developer meridianEMR has filed a lawsuit against Intuitive Medical Software (UroChart), of Springfield, Mo., in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey, contending that the defendants, including UroChart, obtained access to meridianEMR's data and placed patients in meridianEMR's system at risk. The suit also said that the defendants have had unlawful access to patient information in violation of patient privacy rights.

meridianEMR's complaint alleged that UroChart's conduct was "willful and intentional with malice" and in violation of New Jersey's Computer Related Offenses Act, among other claims.

According to a statement from the Livingston, N.J.-based meridianEMR, the issue came to light when meridianEMR's Advanced Monitoring System detected certain copying activities on a practice's meridianEMR server. This system is one part of the security measures that meridianEMR provides to help protect patient data. meridianEMR responded immediately by contacting the practice.

Further investigation resulted in the lawsuit, in which the court on June 16 entered a temporary restraining order against UroChart.

Jeff Byers

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