Healthcare moving to Cloud Computing
August 15th, 2009
Joe Conn looks more deeply into the problems of ‘cloud’ computing for the storage, exchange, and analysis of health data. See his article...
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Who is tracking YOU?
August 12th, 2009
On the Internet ALL your health searches about scary and stigmatizing illnesses, all searches or purchases of books on health, and all ...
Security and Hacking, Real Fears
August 4th, 2009
See the WSJ Article: New Epidemic Fears: Hackers
Securing health records in small doctor’s offices and clinics is not easy: small offices can’t...
Job 1 for the AHIC successor? — by Nancy Ferris
July 30th, 2009
Notice how the for-profit research industry wants access “baked” into all EHRs up front for research uses, to avoid getting individuals’ consents.
They call this...
Bill O’Reilly is REALLY worried about the loss of his personal medical privacy…
July 24th, 2009
So much so that he repeatedly returned to the topic while debating health care reform last night.
See Editorial with Video
68% of Americans...
Genetic Privacy Debate hits Major League Baseball
July 22nd, 2009
The story highlights the use of DNA testing by ‘employers’–Major League Baseball franchises. Baseball tests to verify the ages and identities...
UK Handing off their health records?
July 6th, 2009
Federal Computer Week: U.K. mulls handing off national health records to Microsoft, Google
It will be interesting to see which one the UK...
UK Handing off their health records?
July 6th, 2009
Federal Computer Week:U.K. mulls handing off national health records to Microsoft, Google
It will be interesting to see which one the UK chooses. Microsoft joined...
On HealthDataRights.org and their Declaration
June 23rd, 2009
HealthDataRights.org supports only ACCESS to personal health data–which is a no-brainer and a right Americans have always had. The stimulus bill makes clear that...
But privacy is ALREADY gone!
June 22nd, 2009
Refer to Wall Street Journal article: Is Government Health Care Constitutional?
The authors fear that Americans’ health privacy rights will be eliminated by health reform...