Regarding, “When Privacy Laws Do More Harm Than Good”
September 10th, 2007
Privacy forms the basis of liberty. The problem lies not with the laws but with those who fail to disclose needed information when required.
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Health Experts: E-health Records Privacy Rules Needed
July 19th, 2007
Patients currently don’t have any way to keep their personal information from being shared with third parties. The U.S. needs new medical privacy rules...
NCVHS Letter to HHS
June 22nd, 2007
On June 22, 2006, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) sent (HHS) a letter report, Privacy and Confidentiality in the Nationwide...
Privacy advocates criticize GAO testimony, HHS
June 22nd, 2007
Author’s note: On Tuesday, in testimony before a congressional oversight committee hearing, the Government Accountability Office criticized the lack of progress by HHS and...
GAO cites HHS for not establishing IT milestones
June 21st, 2007
In an update of a January report, the Government Accountability Office has again criticized HHS for failing to have an integrated approach to developing...
All the privacy of a hospital gown
June 7th, 2007
Sure, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 has scared your employer from telling your coworkers you are home sick with strep...
HIPAA allows police access to patients, federal judge rules
May 21st, 2007
The case highlights the interplay between state and federal laws on sharing medical information about alleged crime victims, experts say.
HIPAA privacy rules do not...
Official: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel As National IT Network Progresses
April 21st, 2007
Sounding more like a defensive parent whose child was under attack than a self-described “distant bureaucrat,” Sue McAndrew had a message to deliver to...
The Office of Civil Rights now has subpoena powers to investigate medical privacy violations
April 16th, 2007
he Secretary of Health and Human Services has delegated to the Director of OCR the authority to issue subpoenas in investigations of alleged violations...
National provider-identifier deadline pushed back
April 2nd, 2007
When your mom let you out of cleaning your room, your professor postponed that big exam, the office called to reschedule your colonoscopy and...