Audrey Dutton has an informative and thought-provoking article in the Idaho Statesman on health data exchanges and consent. It begins: Karen Helms didn’t realize until this year that her medical records were being shared with a statewide network of health care providers. The discovery prompted her to question the state’s health data exchange and to…
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Consumers' Use of Mobile Health Apps Limited, Report Finds
Interesting, and not what I expected. iHealthBeat reports: Few health-related mobile applications have gained popularity among consumers, according to a new report by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, NPR’s “Shots” reports (Shute, “Shots,” NPR, 10/30). Read more here.
US Government Intervenes In False Claims Lawsuit Against United States Investigations Services For Failing To Perform Required Quality Reviews Of Background Investigations
Background checks are an important tool in preventing insider breaches. After Edward Snowden’s leaks became public, eyes turned to the firm that was responsible for checking his background, USIS. And now they’re in a slew of potentially very hot water: The government has intervened in a lawsuit filed under the False Claims Act against United…
Security concerns – or politics, depending on your view – prompt subpoena for Healthcare.gov data
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: A U.S. House committee chairman, citing security concerns, today ordered a Healthcare.gov contractor to provide detailed information about its work on the project. Rep. Darrell Issa, (R-Calif.), chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chairman, Tuesday issued a subpoena for Quality Software Services Inc.’s contract with the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human…
Does Healthcare.gov violate their own privacy policy?
No, this is not on HIPAA, but Ben Simo has noted what I think appears to be a legitimate question/concern: I have read some reports that we need not be overly concerned about Healthcare.gov security because the site doesn’t keep much personal information. While we can’t into the site from outside to see what…
App For Doctors Sends Unencrypted Data
Max Eddy reports on a review of Calculate by QxMD: Appthority’s CTO Kevin Watkins writes that app fails to live up to the promises made by its own privacy policy. Specifically, the app sends private data over the network unencrypted and in plaintext. “This action directly contradicts what is stated in the app’s privacy policy: that…