Re: Health Industry Under-Prepared to Protect Patient Privacy, Says PwC Report

January 18th, 2012
Digitized health data is becoming one of the most highly valued assets in the health industry.

HIStalk Interviews Deborah Peel MD, Founder, Patient Privacy Rights

October 3rd, 2011
Honored to be interviewed by Mr. HIStalk, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and a top industry source for truthful information about health technology.

Stanford medical records posted on public website, now removed

September 9th, 2011
The Stanford breach proves that along with health IT there must be stronger privacy protections than what is currently in place.

Stanford Hospital investigating how patient data ended up on homework help website

September 8th, 2011
The experts agree, HIPAA is inadequate. Breaches like this only prove that over and over again. It is time to do something about it.

Patient Data Posted Online in Major Breach of Privacy

September 8th, 2011
Stanford medical breach shows just what experts have been saying for a while: privacy standards are insufficient in electronic health records today.

Holes in the fence?

November 22nd, 2010
In an era of expanding electronic interchange, privacy protections are being put to the test

Unsafe data in Texas

October 19th, 2010
Texas is handling patient data unsafely, and knowingly so.

And TX isn’t the only state selling your information…

September 27th, 2010
Hospital Patient Privacy Sacrificed as State Agency Sells or Gives Away Data

Steady Bleed: State of HealthCare Data Breaches — Comments

September 23rd, 2010
The numbers are even higher than you can imagine, and rising.

Consumer Advocate: Patient Consent Vital

September 3rd, 2010
Deborah Peel, M.D., founder of Patient Privacy Rights, on protecting the privacy of healthcare information.