Stephen Barlas has an article in the current issue of Psychiatric Times on how ARRA affects psychiatrists. It beings: Psychiatrists failed to get privacy protection for an expanded version of their psychotherapy notes in the stimulus bill Congress passed last February. But the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) did authorize a study on the…
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MI: Credit-card thefts blamed for Spicy Pickle closings
This follow-up to a breach originally reported on PogoWasRight.org last year demonstrates how what might appear to be less than catastrophic data breaches can wipe out a small or medium-sized business. William R. Wood reports on MLive.com: The area’s two Spicy Pickle restaurants closed Monday, their owner saying that they were victims of the fallout…
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic notifies patients of data loss
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has confirmed to this site that they recently notified patients of a data loss incident that has not been reported in the mainstream media. According to a few sources that we could not confirm, the breach involved unencrypted patient data. The only statement the clinic would make in response to a request for…
Ca: Patient health protection bill tabled, electronic records to follow
New Brunswick’s long-awaited patient health protection legislation was tabled Friday. Health Minister Mike Murphy said the bill will make sure that New Brunswickers can control who sees their medical records. “Every New Brunswicker has a medical history,” he said. “That medical history might be thin or it might be thick. “We have to make sure…
UK: Patients win right to delete records on controversial health database
Patients will be able to demand that their health records are deleted from the massive database being built by the NHS, privacy regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office has said. Previously, patients could only have details ‘masked’, not deleted. Read more on Out-Law.com.
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Jesse Carter and Cherie Hokamura were indicted by a federal grand jury indictment. At the time of their arrest, they were reportedly in possession of counterfeiting equipment, a spreadsheet with 1,279 stolen credit or debit card numbers, and a book that discussed ways of stealing identities. More. Stacy Levette Parker pleaded…