HIPAA privacy actions seen as warning

February 25th, 2011
HHS hits Cignet with $4.3M penalty; Mass. General settles for $1M

PPR Comments on the PCAST HIT Report

January 25th, 2011
The President's Council (PCAST) weighed in on how the Administration should approach HIT. See what PPR had to say.

Experts Forecast Top Seven Trends in Healthcare Information Privacy for 2011

January 5th, 2011
What are the top security and privacy issues facing the healthcare industry in 2011?

Experts name top 7 trends in health information privacy for 2011

January 4th, 2011
Breaches, audits, identity theft, medical fraud, fines, new health laws, and more...

New Patient Privacy Poll

November 23rd, 2010
"What we see here, across the board, is a near universal agreement on these issues where Americans say they are in favor of more...

Holes in the fence?

November 22nd, 2010
In an era of expanding electronic interchange, privacy protections are being put to the test

Privacy desires ignored

November 15th, 2010
people remain very concerned about the privacy of their electronic records and they want to be asked before releasing their personal medical information.

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."