Is There a Privacy Risk in Google Flu Trends?
November 13th, 2008
When Google released its Flu Trends service earlier this week, the Drudge Report flashed a headline that read: “SICK SURVEILLANCE: GOOGLE REPORTS FLU SEARCHES,...
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The tortuous path of the HIPAA privacy provision
October 13th, 2008
“Whatever, in connection with my professional practice, or not in connection with it, I may see or hear in the lives of men which...
Senators stop rush and protect patient rights
September 3rd, 2008
America’s medical system has been guided for centuries by the doctor-patient confidentiality doctrine. The Hippocratic Oath states, “Whatsoever I shall see or hear of...
Lively Debate at HIPAA Summit at Harvard
August 19th, 2008
“It’s working, but it’s got a ways to go,” suggests William Braithwaite, chief medical officer of San Diego-based security and identity management company Anakam....
Administration News | HHS Office Resolves More Than Half of HIPAA Complaints Without Investigation
August 19th, 2008
An HHS office has resolved more than half of complaints about possible violations of the medical privacy rule issued after the passage of the...
Medical privacy law fails to stop snooping
August 17th, 2008
When Jill went to her doctor two years ago for an operation on her uterus, she didn’t expect that details of her problem would...
House bill seeks to speed up adoption of health IT systems
July 28th, 2008
The legislation offers grants and loans for doctors and hospitals to buy information technology. But some experts say the proposed funding levels fall short.
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Medical records going online, but will information be safe?
July 6th, 2008
Medicaid patients’ medical records are going online in South Carolina so that people providing treatment have easier access to the information they need to...
Dr. Peel on Role-based access to electronic medical records and BIDMC
July 4th, 2008
Role-based access controls do not protect privacy. The longstanding definition of privacy in American and international law is that ‘privacy’ means the individual’s right...
Lawmakers introduce healthcare IT legislation
June 25th, 2008
U.S. Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich. ) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced Tuesday legislation aimed at encouraging speedier adoption of healthcare information technology while also...