The Press and Medical Info. How Much Is Too Much
We know that the only survivor in the West Virginia mine explosion is still in critical condition, he hasn’t awoken and he’s not breathing on his own. Daniel Engber of Slate asks an interesting...
View ArticleBarbara Clark’s HIPAA Lawsuit & Investigation
A press release came across the wire recently, put out by Barbara Clark‘s people, stating: Nearly one year ago, Barbara Clark, a former Adventist nurse, filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of...
View ArticleDatabase Plan Needs to Extend HIPPA
A Congressional health subcommittee heard testimony on plans to develop a new medical information database in the United States, and experts said a new federal privacy law would be needed to expand...
View ArticleGroups Join Forces For Medical Privacy
Congress is trying to look toward the future and become more technology minded by building a national electronic health system. A group of 26 national groups however are asking that at the middle of...
View ArticlePrivate Health Information Isn’t Really Private
Right now HIPAA allows your private medical information to be shared many times by hundreds of thousands of people. The way the rules are now HIPAA for the purpose of your treatment, bill collecting,...
View ArticleCalifornia Regional Health Information Organization Recommends Data Standards
The CalRHIO has put out a list of of recommended data standards that is needed to have everything connected through out the State of California. This map is more like a guide for California health...
View ArticleHIPAA vs. ‘Incidental Disclosure’
We all overhear confidential conversations we probably shouldn’t in various medical settings. Sometimes, it’s inadvertent: through thin examination-room walls, through flimsy curtains between hospital...
View ArticleIdentity Theft: One Million Dollar Liability
In one of the worst cases of identity theft that I have heard so far, a woman named Audra Schmierer was a stay at home mom for six years and now that her little boy is ready for school she is ready to...
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Best of Niner Niner July 06
Niner Niner, a collaborative weblog network, has over 25 great blogs and this “Best Of” highlights just a few of the posts that were written by some of the Niner authors, in topics that range from High...
View ArticleCousin Stole Millions and Patient Records
In a case of two people who will be going away for a LONG time, police say two cousins stole more than 1,100 personal information from patients and then used them in a crime trilogy. After stealing the...
View ArticleOhio Justices to Determine whether State Law Trumps HIPAA
Here’s an interesting twist on the old federal vs. state jurisdictional dispute. First Amendment Center is reporting: COLUMBUS, Ohio — A newspaper wants to report on homes, many of them rented, where...
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UK: All-In-One ID Card Not Such a Hot Idea
It looks like our good neighbors across the pond have vetoed an all-in-one ID card proposal by the British government. The BBC reports: Plans to combine new compulsory identity cards with passports...
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