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: HIPAA Auditor Involved in Own Data Breach

August 8th, 2011
U.S. Gave $9.2M Contract AFTER Breach Was Reported to NJ Healthcare System

Don’t bet on knowing your records’ whereabouts

June 15th, 2011
Joseph Conn writes about the Health Privacy Summit held in Washington, DC on June 13th, 2011

Mostashari mindful of HIT stakeholder tension

April 7th, 2011
He will listen attentively to stakeholder interests and is aware of the tensions among them. However, his first objective will be the public interest.

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.

New HIPAA rules need more clarification

September 21st, 2010
Industry argues the rules are too strict, while we have already seen privacy enhancing technologies that can do the job.

Coalition Urges HHS To Restore Patient Control Over Access to Health Data NOW

September 14th, 2010
Now is the time to restore Americans' rights to control personal health information. Electronic health systems and data exchanges should work the way patients...

What do we think of the new recommendations?

August 20th, 2010
The Tiger Team continues to make policy recommendations that clearly violate the law and the Administration's new privacy policies.