How to reconcile Kaiser’s statements about who can access patient data
March 9th, 2010
Kaiser Permanente does not seem to stick with the same story when it comes to privacy.
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Patients are not being adequately informed about electronic patient records, says BMA
March 1st, 2010
Patients don’t have enough information about electronic patient records and it is too hard for them to opt-out if they want to, the...
Ethics Debate Over Blood From Newborn Safety Tests
February 8th, 2010
A critical safety net for babies — that heel prick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.
Health Care’s Digital Privacy Debate
January 25th, 2010
A new study points to distrust in government and private industry when it comes to electronic health records.
Security and Hacking, Real Fears
August 4th, 2009
See the WSJ Article: New Epidemic Fears: Hackers
Securing health records in small doctor’s offices and clinics is not easy: small offices can’t...
Genetic Privacy Debate hits Major League Baseball
July 22nd, 2009
The story highlights the use of DNA testing by ‘employers’–Major League Baseball franchises. Baseball tests to verify the ages and identities...
On HealthDataRights.org and their Declaration
June 23rd, 2009
HealthDataRights.org supports only ACCESS to personal health data–which is a no-brainer and a right Americans have always had. The stimulus bill makes clear that...
But privacy is ALREADY gone!
June 22nd, 2009
Refer to Wall Street Journal article: Is Government Health Care Constitutional?
The authors fear that Americans’ health privacy rights will be eliminated by health reform...
First HIT Policy Committee Meeting on Stripping Privacy Away?
May 11th, 2009
No surprise the new HIT Policy committee is gearing up to eliminate privacy, i.e. patient control over personal health information, using the excuse that...
A Start to Securing PHI?
May 6th, 2009
Sometimes press releases for new products tell us far more about the risk of identity theft in electronic health systems than the mainstream press...