Proposed United States medical privacy rules deemed inadequate
September 22nd, 2010
An outsiders view on how the U.S. is doing in Health IT, and how PRIVACY is leading the conversation.
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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...
Your Medical Records Aren’t Secure
September 13th, 2010
4/24/10 A patient's sensitive information should not be shared without his consent. But this is not the case now, as the country moves toward...
Consumer Advocate: Patient Consent Vital
September 3rd, 2010
Deborah Peel, M.D., founder of Patient Privacy Rights, on protecting the privacy of healthcare information.
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.
Health IT group drafts privacy recommendations
August 19th, 2010
Tiger Team releases their proposal on how to handle your most personal information based on "fair information practices" from 1973.
HHS proposes stronger privacy protections under HIPAA
July 12th, 2010
Stimulus bill required HHS to modify HIPAA, and proposed rule will strengthen and modify HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules. See how.
PPR impressed with HHS’ privacy approach
July 9th, 2010
New HHS Policy: “no one has access to personal information unless you want them to.”
HHS pitches new patient privacy safeguards
July 8th, 2010
HHS FINALLY states that "privacy and security of personal health data is at the core of all of our work."