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Tejano Singer Navaira Hurt in Bus Crash - 24 Mar 2008
The Associated PressA hospital spokeswoman would not give out any information, citing health privacy laws. Two others were treated at Memorial Hermann and released,
Can you keep a medical secret? - Mar 22, 2008
Indianapolis Star,The strongest privacy rights Americans have are health privacy rights, said Dr. Deborah Peel, a practicing psychiatrist and founder of the Texas-based
Even celebs are entitled to health privacy - Mar 21, 2008
Los Angeles Daily News,BRITNEY Spears might not elicit much public sympathy, but she has good reason to be upset about having her privacy violated during her January stay at UCLA
CDT launches health privacy initiative - Mar 11, 2008
Washington Post,The Center for Democracy and Technology has merged with the Health Privacy Project advocacy group to launch a health privacy initiative.
Privacy shield crucial for online health records - Mar 7, 2008
Atlanta Journal Constitution,The problem regarding health privacy in the digital era is partly due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Most Americans think HIPAA
Nassau officials say privacy laws hinder probes - Mar 10, 2008
Newsday,...it comes to medical confidentiality, says Georgetown University scholar Joy Pritts, who in 2002 wrote a nationwide survey of state health privacy laws.
Medical privacy puts boy at risk - Mar 19, 2008
Gary Post Tribune,Elementary student's seizure went unnoticed on a school bus partly because of confusion over health privacy laws, and now his mother wants answers.
New health privacy project is launched - Mar 11, 2008
Government Health IT,The Center for Democracy and Technology and the Health Privacy Project, both founded by Janlori Goldman in the mid-1990s, will merge within CDT and begin a
Center for Democracy & Technology Launches Health Privacy Project: - Mar 11, 2008
Center for Democracy and Technology,WASHINGTON -- Today the Center for Democracy & Technology (“CDT�) announces the launch of a major project on health privacy and information technology.
Health IT execs mull fixes on health record privacy - Mar 7, 2008
Government Health IT,...policies on consumer access to health records in order to allay public fears that using a personal health record would put their health privacy at risk.
Get ready to Google-ize your health records - Feb 27, 2008
CNET News.com,They claim they are protecting medical and health privacy, but the real goal is to harvest consumer health data so they can target individuals with
Health IT Experts Say Incentives May Be Needed To Encourage ... - Mar 12, 2008
Kaiser network.org,In related news, the Center for Democracy and Technology and the Health Privacy Project on Tuesday announced the launch of a program that seeks to address
Health 2.0: A Promising Prescription - Mar 7, 2008
TechNewsWorld,...might threaten privacy because tech companies "are not subject to the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) health privacy rule.
Aetna to offer wealth of health data online - Mar 11, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,Aetna, as a health insurer, is required to comply with federal health privacy laws that do not apply to companies such as Microsoft and Google,
New Ways To Manage Health Data - Mar 10, 2008
Washington Post,By Michael S. Gerber You already bank online and use computer software to do your taxes. So why don't you trust technology to help you manage your health?
Google tries to calm fears over privacy of health service - Feb 29, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,By Travis Reed AP ORLANDO, Fla. - Google won't sell ads to support a new Internet service that stores personal medical information, Chief Executive Eric
Google Promises Not to Advertise on Health Platform - Mar 3, 2008
Marketing Vox NewsCompeting services include Microsoft's HealthVault, ad-supported but without ads based on health records, and AOL's Revolution Health. Privacy advocates
Hazardous to Your Privacy? - Feb 26, 2008
Washington Post,By Steven Levy The Cleveland Clinic, the renowned nonprofit medical center, has kept electronic records of its patients for some time.
Excerpt from memo to UCLA Medical Center employees - Mar 15, 2008
Los Angeles Times,Excerpts from a memo sent by Carole A. Klove, chief compliance and privacy officer for UCLA Medical Sciences, to all UCLA Medical Center employees at 9:20
Skier Suffers Life Threatening Injuries - Mar 23, 2008
KPVI-TV,...job locating the man and dispatching Air Idaho Rescue to the mountain. Grand Targee isn't releasing the name of the victim because of health privacy laws.
Peel: Congress should stop pandering to health data miners - Mar 6, 2008
Government Health IT,The story last week on e-prescribing [“$3 billion annual savings estimated for Medicare e-prescribing,� GovHealthITcom, March 4] does not mention the
Google Health Goes Official - Feb 28, 2008
Marketing Pilgrim,Google has redesigned and announced several new projects over the last day or two. In addition to the premiere of Google Sites and a redesign of Google Docs
US States Advancing Common Approaches to Protecting Electronic ... - Feb 26, 2008
eGov monitor,Most states have made substantial progress in defining their privacy and security approaches for electronic health information exchange, according to a
RFID in Health Care 2008 Report - Feb 24, 2008
RFID Journal,Feb. 25, 2008—RFID in Health Care 2008, RFID Journal's first annual conference and exhibition for health-care professionals, was held at The Westin
Freedom not always free - Mar 17, 2008
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle,Most of the requests deal with the health care records of individuals, which are governed by federal health privacy laws. So personal information must be
Bill takes on drug makers’ use of prescription data - Feb 26, 2008
TheNewsTribune.com,The federal health privacy law known as HIPPA prohibits patient identifiers from being shared or sold without patients’ permission.
Officials Say E-Prescribing Technology Bill Likely Will Pass This ... - Mar 6, 2008
Kaiser network.org,E-prescribing technology: Legislation that would require physicians who participate in Medicare to adopt electronic prescribing technology likely will pass
“What if Someone Thought This Was Just About The Worst Idea They’d ... - Mar 5, 2008
13WHAM-TV,Sure it’s great for doctors: it reduces paperwork, it eliminates illegible handwriting, and its supposedly streamlined to make it easier for all different
Google, Cleveland hospital begin pilot online medical records project - Feb 24, 2008
Secure Computing,In a move some say could compromise the privacy of hospital patients, Google has announced it will begin a pilot test of an online health service that will
Autistic kids at center of battle - Mar 14, 2008
Arizona Republic,...asked the district to stop sharing sensitive, extended family medical history that is in her son's student file in spite of federal health privacy laws.
Donelon, auditor settle records flap - Mar 20, 2008
2TheAdvocate,Donelon had initially refused to release some of the records, citing attorney-client privilege, health privacy laws and proprietary business secrets.
Donelon, Theriot resolve dispute over La. insurance dept. records - Mar 20, 2008
Worcester Telegram,Donelon initially handed over 25000 e-mails but refused to release others, citing reasons including attorney-client privilege, health privacy laws and
Is Spitzer Being Targeted By The Anti-Abortion Right? - Mar 11, 2008
OpEdNews,Am I the only person who finds it odd that just when New York Governor Elliott Spitzer is set to sign the RHAPP Bill into law -- the Reproductive Health and
Activist warns of increase in multidrug-resistant TB - Mar 4, 2008
Tulsa World,Because of federal health privacy laws, officials revealed little information about the man, who first was ordered to home isolation and treatment in June.
Woman dies after apparent seizure in jail - Feb 24, 2008
Kansas City Star,...condition and disclose any medications they are taking. Lockhart said he could not discuss her screening form because of federal health privacy regulations.
New York Governor Launches Crusade to Expand Abortions - Feb 28, 2008
CitizenLink,New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a Democrat, is pushing the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, which declares that women have a "fundamental right"
Few Agencies Ace Public Records Test - Mar 15, 2008
Tampa Tribune,Employees periodically get public records training, but exemptions in the public records and federal health privacy laws often cause confusion.
Rant & Rave for Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 - Feb 28, 2008
Valdosta Daily Times,The issue of personal health privacy does need to be addressed by our local medical employers. I am glad someone is finally speaking out about this.
Head-on collision injured teens - Mar 1, 2008
kgw.com (subscription),Names will not be released due to health privacy laws. Carus Road was closed for over an hour while crews worked to clear the scene.
Personal Health Records Can Imperil Privacy - Report - 20 Feb 2008
CNNMoney.comNEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Personal health records have been touted as the biggest consumer empowerment tool in decades, but consumers need to be mindful of
States Advancing Common Approaches To Protecting Electronic Health ... - Feb 19, 2008
Medical News Today (press release),Most states have made substantial progress in defining their privacy and security approaches for electronic health information exchange, according to a
Schools more proactive on mental health - Feb 17, 2008
Chicago Tribune,University last week, was a U. of I. student, but officials would not say whether he had received counseling at the school, citing health privacy laws.
PATIENT PRIVACY RIGHTS LAUNCHES ON-LINE “PATIENT PRIVACY TOOLKIT ... - Jan 29, 2008
TechWhack (press release),For consumers looking for ways to start taking control of their personal health information, the nation’s leading health privacy watchdog, Patient Privacy
Groups Push Physicians and Patients to Embrace Electronic Health ... - Feb 5, 2008
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),MD, founder of Patient Privacy Rights, a national consumer health privacy watchdog organization based in Austin, Tex, and a member of the Coalition.
States report progress on health IT privacy - Feb 15, 2008
Government Health IT,By Nancy Ferris The Health and Human Services Department has released a report on the progress 33 states and Puerto Rico have made in tackling the privacy
Spitzer Defends Abortion Rights Bill - Feb 19, 2008
Politics on the Hudson,Gov. Spitzer defended against new attacks today by the state Catholic Conference over an abortion rights bill that he is seeking the state Legislature to
Personal health records create a picture of health - Feb 5, 2008
American Veterinary Medical Association,...it is shared," said Deborah Peel, MD, founder of the Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, a national watchdog organization for consumer health privacy.
Wisconsin seeks changes to health data privacy laws - Feb 5, 2008
Government Health IT,By Brian Robinson Wisconsin may soon change its health data privacy rules to make it easier for organizations to share medical records, a central component
Health and Technology Leaders Tackle Challenge of Managing ... - Jan 24, 2008
Earthtimes,...said Janlori Goldman, director of the Health Privacy Project, and research faculty at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
NYS Catholic Conference Enters 21st Century - Feb 15, 2008
New York Daily News,The organization's first forway into cyberspace is a Web video that slams the Reproductive Health and Privacy Act, which Gov. Eliot Spitzer introduced to
Maryland schools review safety plans in wake of deadly shootings - Feb 19, 2008
Baltimore Examiner,Federal health privacy laws are sometimes too strict when protecting patients’ medical histories and should be weighed against the safety of other students,
Solving identity crisis could spur PHR adoption, report concludes - Jan 24, 2008
Healthcare IT News,...director of the Health Privacy Project and a member of the research faculty at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.
Student diagnosed with viral meningitis released from hospital - Feb 6, 2008
Times-West Virginian,Because of health-privacy laws, no other information about the student has been released. Most individuals with healthy immune systems recover from viral
Tuberculosis scare hits TMCC campus - Feb 2, 2008
Reno Gazette Journal,The male student, who cannot be identified because of a federal health privacy law, was taking one class at the TMCC's Meadowood Center across from
Teen falls into surf at Westport - Feb 17, 2008
Grays Harbor Daily World,The Daily World was unable to ascertain the teen’s condition because of federal health privacy rules. The Coast Guard petty officer said this exact same
Browning indicted in killings - Feb 12, 2008
Baltimore Sun,The warden said he could not explain what that meant without violating Browning's health-privacy rights. "Within a week or so is our decision point if the
FSU student diagnosed with probable case of viral meningitis - Jan 31, 2008
Times-West Virginian,Because of health privacy laws, no other information about the student is being released, she said. “Viral meningitis is not considered to be a public
Mercy Hospital Incident Statement - Jan 23, 2008
WCCO,Health privacy laws prevent us from sharing the infant's condition. No other patients, nurses or other staff were injured. The infant was subsequently
Board paying for tests at William Byrd - Jan 31, 2008
Roanoke Times,Officials with the school district and the health department said they could not be specific because of health privacy laws. Identifying the symptoms would
Slovak NGOs File Complaint With EC Over Reductions of Their Role - Feb 7, 2008
SK Today,..."Affiliation to a civil association, meanwhile, was often the only option left for citizens to protect their health, privacy and the environment...," said
La. Auditor Suspects Price Fixing - Jan 29, 2008
Houston Chronicle,Donelon has handed over 25000 e-mails but refuses to release others, citing reasons including attorney-client privilege, health privacy laws and proprietary
Four graduate from new kind of prison rehabilitation - Feb 11, 2008
Central Maine Morning Sentinel,The nature of the graduates' mental illnesses cannot be released because they are patients and are protected by federal health privacy laws.
Details on prisoner's release, death unclear - Feb 9, 2008
News-Leader.com,Officials at the jail and sheriff's department declined to discuss what type of illness she might have had, citing health privacy laws.
Brunswick County sees first homicide of 2008 - Feb 8, 2008
Myrtle Beach Sun News,..."I understand [Johnson] has had troubles in the past," Hewett said, but wouldn't elaborate citing health privacy laws. Hewett said someone inside the home
Austin Man Charged Under Tougher Abuse Law - Feb 5, 2008
590 KLBJ News Radio,She could not elaborate on Marin's condition or where he was being treated, because of Federal health privacy laws. However court documents indicate that
Young accident victims identified - Feb 5, 2008
Gazette Online,A hospital spokeswoman said this morning she could not release information about his condition due to health privacy laws. The roadway at the accident scene
Influential Federal Privacy Committee Proposes Massive Changes in ... - Dec 12, 2007
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.,..."Overall, I think the committee took a broad view of health privacy and identified a lot of problems. Many of its recommendations are thoughtful," Bob
Police: Mental Health Laws Slowed Suspect's Arrest - Nov 29, 2007
CBS 3,Sources said police are concerned about health privacy laws that they said delayed them from arresting a man accused of murder, who was being treated at
Angelina Jolie helps Katrina victims - Dec 25, 2007
Albuquerque Tribune,By AP *Note: The Tribune does not create and is not responsible for the blogosphere's headlines and stories. These links to blogs talking about ABQTrib.com
Court in Session / In the wake of Big Brother - Dec 5, 2007
Ha'aretz,By Yuval Yoaz For several years now, the Health Ministry has been planning the establishment of a National Health Registry that would contain all the
Minn. To Test Humans For Contaminants - Dec 17, 2007
WCCO,The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications.
FEATURES Managing Technology 2008 - Nov 30, 2007
GovExec.com,By Jill R. Aitoro jaitoro@govexec.com December 1, 2007 Get ready for tougher privacy rules, an Internet overhaul, more procurement oversight, and a focus on
Man who hates Christmas under evaluation - Dec 25, 2007
The Herald-Times (subscription),The man, whose identity was not released due to health privacy laws, began beating himself in the head while police officers were interviewing him.
Hulbert resident receives award - Dec 15, 2007
Muskogee Daily Phoenix,Burton is manager of health privacy and compliance with the Cherokee Nation. The IHS National Director's Award recognizes individuals whose special efforts
Silver Alert program to help find missing adults in NC - Dec 19, 2007
WAVY-TV,Beatty said authorities would not release the specific health information about the missing person to protect them from harm and abide by health privacy
Next-Gen Sex Gets Its Jollies From Web 2.0 - Dec 13, 2007
Wired NewsXTube even has a wiki (NSFW) covering topics like sexual health, privacy and unusual sex positions. Is that porn, in the traditional sense? No.
Report Details Israeli "Racism" - Dec 9, 2007
Arutz Sheva,The report contains 13 sections - including health, privacy, and more - yet its main focus is revealed by the fact that no fewer than six of them deal with
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