Re: David Cameron ready to put chunks of NHS up for sale, says Labour

December 4th, 2011
UK Prime minister will outline plans to encourage the National Health System ties with industry and fuel innovation, including £180m catalyst fund

Leaders in Congress Call Out TRICARE & SAIC

December 2nd, 2011
Not securing military families' sensitive health data.

House to Defense Top Doc: What’s Up With TRICARE Theft?

December 2nd, 2011
Sensitive military health information breached, and congress is appalled.

Changes to EU Data Protection Directive Will Likely Impact U.S.-Based Companies

December 1st, 2011
Proposed EU Directive gives patients more control over medical privacy.

Re: Study shows privacy of medical records is weaker in the U.S.

November 9th, 2011
Virginia Tech law professor warns that stronger safeguards for electronic health records are necessary

Re: SAIC Hit With $4.9B Lawsuit Over TRICARE Data Theft

November 4th, 2011
Another breach: health-care beneficiaries' records were stolen from the car of an employee in San Antonio.

HIStalk Interviews Deborah Peel MD, Founder, Patient Privacy Rights

October 3rd, 2011
Honored to be interviewed by Mr. HIStalk, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a top industry source for truthful information about health technology.

Electronic Health Record Security Concerns Are Global

September 26th, 2011
Australia and the UK are one phase ahead of the United States, already seeing results of EHRs lacking privacy.

Stanford medical records posted on public website, now removed

September 9th, 2011
The Stanford breach proves that along with health IT there must be stronger privacy protections than what is currently in place.

Stanford Hospital investigating how patient data ended up on homework help website

September 8th, 2011
The experts agree, HIPAA is inadequate. Breaches like this only prove that over and over again. It is time to do something about it.