Press Releases
- 5/2/13 PPR Appoints New CTO: Adrian Gropper, MD
- 4/2/13 PPR Releases Trust Framework© for Data Privacy
- 3/19/13 Keynote Speakers & Sessions for June 2013 Health Privacy Summit in DC
- 2/26/13 Dr. Peel at Authors’ Roundtable at HIMSS
- 1/26/13 1/28 @Microsoft Conversation on Privacy with Maryland AG, Doug Gansler, Brendon, Deborah C. Peel MD, Paul Ohm, and Urs Gasser
- 4/26/11 Jericho Systems Corporation and Patient Privacy Rights Founder Dr. Deborah Peel Share Common Vision for the Future of Patient Privacy
- 7/30/10 HHS Withdraws Flawed Breach Notice Rule: A Win for Health Privacy Advocates!
- 7/13/10 Patient Privacy Rights Congratulates HHS On New Patient Privacy Policy
- 12/2/09 Watchdog Announces Personal Health Record (PHR) Privacy Report Card
- 2/10/09 PPR Urges Congress to Close the Unnecessary and Damaging Industry Loopholes in the Health IT Package for the Economic Recovery Act.
- 1/22/09 PPR Urges the House to Maintain the Practical, Commonsense Protections in the “HITECH Act”
- 1/14/09 Bipartisan Coalition Sends Letter to Congress Urging Privacy Protections with Health IT
- 12/22/08 Industry Wants Blank Check for Health IT in Economic Stimulus Package
- 11/14/08 PPR & EPIC Urge Full Transparency from Google’s Flu Trends Initiative
- 8/29/08 Patient Privacy Advocate Named One of Most Powerful People in Healthcare Industry
- 6/4/08 Patient Privacy Rights Testifies Before House Energy & Commerce on “HITEC” Draft Legislation
- 5/13/08 25 NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS URGE PRIVACY IN E-PRESCRIBING: What Could Be Scary About E-Prescribing? Plenty.
- 4/18/08 Requiring PHRs to be HIPAA-Compliant Perpetuates a Big Lie: That HIPAA Protects Privacy
- 1/29/08 Patient Privacy Rights Launches On-line “Patient Privacy Toolkit” for Consumers
- 12/11/07 Coalition for Patient Privacy Asks for Meaningful Privacy Protections in the “Wired” Act
- 10/18/07 Patient Privacy Coalition Demands Consumers Regain Control of their PHR’s
- 10/15/07 Coalition for Patient Privacy News Conference (PDF File)
- 10/04/07 Microsoft Raises the Bar for Privacy in Electronic Health Record Solutions
- 9/18/07 Will Hillary’s New Health Care Plan Ensure That Americans Control Access to Their Health Records?
- 8/27/07 Patient Privacy Advocate Named One of Most Powerful People in the Healthcare Industry
- 7/11/07 Patient Privacy Rights Urges Strong Support for the Independent Health Record Trust Act
- 12/21/06 Insurer Plan to Give Patients Personal Health Records is “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” (PDF file)
- 12/06/06 Patient Privacy Group Denounces Wal-Mart Stores and Intel Corp. Plan to Store Employee Health Records in Date Warehouse (PDF file)
- 8/11/06 Patient Privacy Group Denounces Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan To Disclose Health Data of 79 Million Enrollees: Enrollees never agreed to disclosure of their medical and claims records and cannot opt-out (PDF file)
- 7/27/06 House Turns A Deaf Ear To Appeals for Patient Privacy in Health Information Technology Bill; Electronic Medical Records Become “Soft Targets” (PDF file)
- 7/11/06 Patient Privacy Organization Asks President Bush to Guarantee Privacy in Health Information Technology Legislation (PDF file)
- 6/15/06 Medical Privacy Still Unprotected In Health Information Technology Bill;
Bill Ignores Need for Patient Control of Medical Records (PDF file) - 5/25/06 “Medical Privacy Amendment Defeated In HIT Markup; Americans’ Privacy Left Unprotected As Medical Records Move From Paper To Electronic Files” (PDF file)
- 5/24/06 “Medical Privacy Left Unprotected In Health Information Technology Bill Markup; Bill Ignores Need for Patient Control of Medical Records” (PDF file)
- 4/05/06 “26 National Groups From Across Political Spectrum Combine Forces to Protect Medical Privacy” (PDF file)
- 2/25/06 “Federal Government Admits To Lax Medical Privacy Enforcement” (PDF file)
- 2/1/06 “President’s National Electronic Healthcare Network: Wired for Exposure” (PDF file)
- 1/10/06 “Patients And Privacy/Health Groups File Court Appeal, Urging Greater Medical Privacy” (PDF file)
- 12/14/05 “Patient Privacy Rights Urges Same Protections of Medical Records as Tax Returns” (PDF file)
- 11/18/05 “Wired For Healthcare Quality Act” S. 1418 Deeply Flawed” (PDF file)
- 10/26/05 “EPIC and Patient Privacy Rights Launch Campaign To Protect Medical Records” (PDF file)