PPR at ICASM Symposium at Hofstra U.

April 18th, 2012
4/24/12 Deborah C. Peel, MD will present on The Ethical Use of Internet Cloud Based Apps and Social Media (ICASM) in Health Care

Re: Utah’s Medical Privacy Breach – Nearing 1 Million!

April 11th, 2012
How can we expect to move forward with electronic health records when privacy and security are not coming first? Encryption was just one reason...

Health privacy issues can be resolved without obstructing care

April 9th, 2012
The technology is out there. It is time we start demanding that Electronic Health Records be done the right way, starting with privacy.

Re: BCBS Breach in Tennessee

March 14th, 2012
OCR of HHS slapped the wrist of BCBS of Tennessee, but should have done much, much more.

Press Release: Registration is Open for the 2012 Health Privacy Summit

February 28th, 2012
"Is There an American Health Privacy Crisis?" Registration is now open!

Re: 2012: Time for Action on Health Privacy

January 9th, 2012
A leader of the ONC appointed HIT Policy Committee speaks out on HHS/ONC's lack of action regarding health privacy.

Re: David Cameron ready to put chunks of NHS up for sale, says Labour

December 4th, 2011
UK Prime minister will outline plans to encourage the National Health System ties with industry and fuel innovation, including £180m catalyst fund

Changes to EU Data Protection Directive Will Likely Impact U.S.-Based Companies

December 1st, 2011
Proposed EU Directive gives patients more control over medical privacy.

Electronic Health Record Security Concerns Are Global

September 26th, 2011
Australia and the UK are one phase ahead of the United States, already seeing results of EHRs lacking privacy.

Stanford medical records posted on public website, now removed

September 9th, 2011
The Stanford breach proves that along with health IT there must be stronger privacy protections than what is currently in place.