Patient Privacy Rights grades five PHRs
December 2nd, 2009
Platforms provided by employers and insurers received an “F” rating from the report card.
…Katz said PPR could not grade the Partners/Programs on...
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Group Finds Privacy Holes in Digital Health Records
December 2nd, 2009
A consumer watchdog group is warning that many leading electronic medical record systems don’t do enough to secure sensitive patient information
“We’re alarmed...
Patient Privacy Rights grades PHRs
December 2nd, 2009
Patient Privacy Rights has issued a privacy-oriented report card on some of the available PHRs (personal health records).
Inspection of the summary chart...
Patient Privacy Rights Prepares Report Card on PHRs (Personal Health Records)
December 2nd, 2009
This report card was based on what was determined to be privacy protection. Below I have listed the comments about using ...
Facebook privacy revisions ’sign post’ for healthcare
December 1st, 2009
Facebook, the global phenomenon in Web-based social media, rolled out a massive overhaul of its privacy protection policies and technology this week–and...
Electronic health records could be a deadly target during a cyberwar
November 20th, 2009
Most health officials worry about hackers stealing sensitive information such as an AIDS diagnosis from someone’s electronic medical record, but a technology...
Smartphones start doing the rounds
November 3rd, 2009
Pagers have for long been considered the doctor’s sidekick but in the United States, as hospitals face pressure for greater efficiency, smartphones...
Living Online: Privacy and Security Issues in a Digital Age
November 3rd, 2009
Deborah Peel, MD spoke on a panel with three others at the American Constitution Society’s Conference.
Smartphones increase trust among doctors; privacy concerns for patients
November 2nd, 2009
“The problems are common to all mobile devices: encryption at rest on the device and in transit, and whether data on lost...
Employers after DNA: GINA does not protect like you think.
October 29th, 2009
See this CBS News article: Want A Job In Akron? Hand Over Your DNA
The idea that GINA protects genetic tests from being held...