Google Storing User Data: Controlling Privacy and Relevancy
June 18th, 2007
There has been a bit of a dust-up in the world of online privacy following the release of a report that smacked Google for...
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A Little Privacy, Please
June 16th, 2007
Latanya Sweeney attracts a lot of attention. It could be because of her deep affection for esoteric and cunning mathematics. Or maybe it is...
Kolodner unveils AHIC’s privacy policy framework
June 14th, 2007
Robert Kolodner, the head of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at HHS, revealed at a meeting of a key...
Groups unite to promote healthcare IT
June 14th, 2007
Three major U.S. advocacy organizations united Wednesday to endorse and deliver five principles for healthcare information technology legislation to Congress.
In a joint statement, AARP,...
VA sets aside $20 million to handle latest data breach
June 14th, 2007
The Veterans Affairs Department has set aside more than $20 million to respond to its latest data breach, the agency’s top technology officer said...
Analysis: Health IT’s privacy factor
June 13th, 2007
Uploading healthcare records nationwide to an electronic system could increase efficiency and lower cost but, if done incorrectly, may pose serious threats to patient...
Privacy Issues Raised As Health Records Go Online
June 12th, 2007
Privacy groups are sounding alarms as the nation’s largest insurance companies finalize plans to allow millions more customers to post their health records on...
ICERx.org: ‘Grand theft,’ not public service
June 11th, 2007
Why is a collaborative made up of the AMA, Informed Decisions, National Association of Chain Drug Stores, National Community Pharmacists Association, RxHub, state Medicaid...
Agencies Report Progress, but Senstive Data Remains At Risk
June 8th, 2007
Federal agencies have recently reported a spate of security incidents that put sensitive data at risk. Personally identifiable information about millions of Americans has...
HIV testing should require consent and promise privacy
June 7th, 2007
T
he lure of federal dollars may be prompting California lawmakers to consider an ill-advised law to make HIV testing routine. But there’s nothing routine...