Patients are not being adequately informed about electronic patient records, says BMA

March 1st, 2010
Patients don’t have enough information about electronic patient records and it is too hard for them to opt-out if they want to, the...

HiMSS 10: CIO Forum February 28, 2010

February 28th, 2010
Dr. Peel spoke on a panel at the HiMSS 10 CIO Forum starting Sunday, February 27th, 2010. The event is being held in...

Privacy experts predict what first CPO will face

February 25th, 2010
PPR has high expectations of the Nation's first Chief Privacy Officer, Pritts

World Congress Leadership Summit : March 26, 2010

February 22nd, 2010
Dr. Deborah Peel will be a panelist at the World Congress 2nd Annual Leadership Summit on HITECH and HIPAA: Compliance Management. The Details: When: Friday, March...

Presentations

February 22nd, 2010
You can view Power Points and other materials used by PPR in a number of venues, as well as presentations by others advocating patient...

Interviews

February 22nd, 2010
Visit our Interview Page to see an archive of interviews Patient Privacy Rights took part in. Here are just a few: Charting a New...

New privacy rules, old technology creating a lot of headaches

February 12th, 2010
What’s driving people craziest about the big national push to convert to EMRs? Maybe it’s the technology that some people don’t like. Maybe it’s...

Ethics Debate Over Blood From Newborn Safety Tests

February 8th, 2010
A critical safety net for babies — that heel prick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.

U.S. Health IT Office Reorganizes

February 6th, 2010
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has reorganized into groups including a Chief Privacy Officer. The U.S. federal government...

Paperless Medicine?

January 28th, 2010
Electronic medical records that follow patients from doctor to doctor. Hospitals with instantaneous online access to lab results and health histories. Disease researchers with...