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...
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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.
NHIN, privacy front and center at HIT policy meeting
October 28th, 2009
The head of federal efforts to boost the use of health information technology told members of an IT advisory panel Tuesday that...
When 2+2 Equals a Privacy Question
October 17th, 2009
TIME to revisit the always compelling — and often disconcerting — debate over digital privacy. So, what might your movie picks and...
And You Thought a Prescription Was Private
August 9th, 2009
Randee Lonergan says a pharmacy sold her prescription history to a local Target without her knowledge.
MORE than 10 years after she tried without success...
Health Affairs Briefing: Stimulating Health Information Technology
March 10th, 2009
Deborah Peel, MD– Founder & Chair of Patient Privacy Rights– is one of the speakers at this open event, happening March 10th, 2009 in...
The Push to Build an Electronic Health System
December 10th, 2008
In response to the NYTimes front page article “Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer”, Dr. Peel points out the dangers of...
Are your medical records secure?
December 7th, 2008
You might expect health-care providers and insurance companies to use the best security measures to keep your medical information private.
But a national expert on...
Letters: Which Way Privacy?
December 7th, 2008
Re “You’re Leaving a Digital Trail. Should You Care?” (Nov. 30):
The article concluded with the director of the M.I.T.Center for Collective Intelligence as saying: “For...
Google’s New Flu Tracking Tool Raises Concerns About Internet Users’ Privacy, Experts Say
November 18th, 2008
In an iHealthBeat Special Report by Deirdre Kennedy, patient privacy advocates express concerns about Google’s new online flu tracking tool.
The tool, called Flu Trends,...