A Texas doctor is facing legal trouble after being accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients from Texas Children's Hospital, the nation's largest pediatric hospital. Dr. Eithan Haim, a 34-year-old surgeon, allegedly accessed patient data without authorization and shared it with a conservative activist with the intent to cause harm to the hospital.
According to federal prosecutors, Haim pleaded not guilty to four counts of wrongfully obtaining individually identifiable health information. The indictment states that in 2023, Haim reactivated his login credentials at the hospital to access information on pediatric patients not under his care, including names, attending physicians, and treatment codes, which he then passed on to a media contact.
