Congress Opens Debate on Behavioral Advertising
July 9th, 2008
On Capitol Hill today, two opposing sides fired the first shots in what promises to be a heated debate over whether or not Internet...
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Removing health IT barriers
July 7th, 2008
“It appears that the AMA has decided to eliminate its long-standing ethical policy of requiring consent before use and disclosure of health information. This...
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...
Public wants PHRs, but with privacy caveats: survey
June 27th, 2008
Privacy concerns could present a significant psychological barrier to individuals signing up for personal health records while a sizable majority of the public wants...
ACLU Urges Congress to Ensure Privacy of Electronic Health Records
June 25th, 2008
Americans worried medical secrets in new databases will be misused Washington, DC Today, lawmakers will be making decisions about the future of patients’ medical...
Prescription for protecting online health records
June 25th, 2008
Hoping to persuade more people to store their medical records online, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and a hodgepodge of health care providers and insurers...
Charter Delays Web-Tracking Pilot Over Privacy Questions
June 24th, 2008
Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) announced Tuesday that it is suspending a pilot program in which it would have collected customers’ Web-surfing information as part...
Reps. Barton, Dingell To Introduce Legislation That Aims To Spur Nationwide Adoption of Electronic Health Records
June 24th, 2008
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) on Tuesday plan to introduce a bill that would...
Patients shouldn’t rely on electronic medical records
June 24th, 2008
USA TODAY’s article “Medical records a click away” does not address several problems with personal medical information available on the Web. In addition to...
Patient Privacy at Issue in Vermont’s Bid for Electronic Health Records
June 18th, 2008
When you go to a new doctor, you probably don’t pay much attention to the document you are required to read and sign that...