Majority of Americans want personal control of health information

November 15th, 2010
It's hard to get Americans to agree on much these days, but overwhelming majorities seem to want control over their own electronic health information.

Americans Want to Control Their Health Information

November 15th, 2010
Health privacy watchdog Patient Privacy Rights and Zogby International surveyed 2,000 people, and found that almost all object to doctors, hospitals, and insurance companies...

Poll: Huge majorities want control over health info

November 11th, 2010
When asked who should have that power, 87 percent of respondents said, "you personally."

Steady Bleed: State of HealthCare Data Breaches — Comments

September 23rd, 2010
The numbers are even higher than you can imagine, and rising.

Proposed United States medical privacy rules deemed inadequate

September 22nd, 2010
An outsiders view on how the U.S. is doing in Health IT, and how PRIVACY is leading the conversation.

New HIPAA rules need more clarification

September 21st, 2010
Industry argues the rules are too strict, while we have already seen privacy enhancing technologies that can do the job.

Coalition Urges HHS To Restore Patient Control Over Access to Health Data NOW

September 14th, 2010
Now is the time to restore Americans' rights to control personal health information. Electronic health systems and data exchanges should work the way patients...

Consumer Advocate: Patient Consent Vital

September 3rd, 2010
Deborah Peel, M.D., founder of Patient Privacy Rights, on protecting the privacy of healthcare information.

The Case for Informed Consent

August 31st, 2010
Patient Privacy Rights releases white paper making the Case for Informed Consent with Health IT

What do we think of the new recommendations?

August 20th, 2010
The Tiger Team continues to make policy recommendations that clearly violate the law and the Administration's new privacy policies.