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Author: Dissent

Ie: Security standards issued for health

Posted on September 23, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Greg Baxter reports: New standards on information security in the health sector have been issued by the International Organisation for Standards (ISO), an international body composed of representatives from various national standards organisations. The new guidelines address the increasing use of wireless and internet technologies in healthcare delivery, and the consequent growth of electronic exchange…

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Human error to blame for Grady data breach

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Dissent

Craig Schneider reports: Private medical records of Grady Memorial Hospital patients were made public on the Internet, in a way that has become an increasing concern to information security experts. Human error — not hackers — apparently caused the medical records of 45 patients to make their way onto an unsecured Web site in July,…

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Hospital puts identity security in patient's hands

Posted on September 23, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

David Leonard reports: St, Petersburg, Florida- Some say the lines in your hand can reveal your future, your love life, and prosperity. St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg is using a palm scanner to protect your identity and medical records. Read more on Tampa Bay’s 10 News

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World Privacy Forum urges more attention to the protection of research study participants

Posted on September 23, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

  The World Privacy Forum filed comments today with the Office of Human Research Protection urging the office to do more to protect the privacy of people who are subjects of research. The comments urge the OHRP to focus more attention on providing privacy-specific training for boards overseeing research, which are often weak in knowledge…

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UK: Patient dismay as medical data shared with council

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Dissent

After Elizabeth Dove saw her GP about suspected depression she was dismayed and angry to find that her sensitive NHS records were put on a database which was shared with staff at the local council. But it was no mistake: Dove discovered that it is routine for the NHS to make medical information on some…

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UK: Doctors' body welcomes NHS patient-record access changes

Posted on September 22, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Leo King reports: The British Medical Association has said it would have preferred patients to be asked by their GP before information was uploaded to a central NHS data ‘spine’ under the £12.7 billion National Programme for IT. But it said new rules that mean doctors have to ask for patients’ permission to view their…

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