October 18th, 2007
A coalition of 47 organizations that span the political spectrum today called on Congress to refrain from passing health information technology legislation unless the...
October 12th, 2007
Imagine if FedEx ripped open every package it delivered and made copies of the documents inside before delivering the package. And then imagine that...
October 1st, 2007
Cases of identity theft steal headlines, but simple curiosity is the biggest culprit for security breaches inside hospitals and practices. Here’s how to prevent...
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.
Privacy...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
