November 7th, 2007
A new report on health information exchange says state public-private health information exchange organizations are making progress in some areas, but the question of...
November 7th, 2007
A new company that offers genetic testing presents a privacy issue, according to patients’ rights advocates.
Navigenics officially launched its company after closing on a...
November 6th, 2007
What are the chances that you will get heart disease, or Alzheimer’s? Or that you’ll get fat? New genetic tests will soon be available...
November 5th, 2007
Since the launch of the Human Genome Project, genetic testing has been adopted increasingly into standard practice for diagnosing and managing disease, expanding on...
November 5th, 2007
A Maryland appeals court handed a victory to a physician who stood up to the state medical board in defense of his patients’ privacy...
November 2nd, 2007
Online privacy policies need to be easier to understand and more conspicuous because few people now actually read them, said panelists at a U.S....
November 2nd, 2007
A decade ago, I started writing about online privacy issues. At the time, legal colleagues told me that while they found the topic interesting...
November 1st, 2007
It’s been a month abuzz with George Clooney. You know who he is the I’m-not-a doctor-but-I-used-to-play-one-on-TV guy. He was pre-McDreamy handsome as Dr. Doug...
November 1st, 2007
When it comes to advancing healthcare IT you’re more likely to hear about standards, interoperability, sustainability and affordability before you’ll hear about privacy. Most...
October 31st, 2007
Most consumers are familiar with do-not-call lists, which are meant to keep telemarketers from phoning them. Soon people will be able to sign up...
