Tom Lewis reports: Recently there have been signs Apple is taking the reliability and content of medical apps sold through the App Store more seriously. iMedicalApps recently reported that medical apps containing drug dosages were being rejected from the App Store. Further information has now become available that suggests Apple is now looking to ensure the information contained…
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MNsure data security breach prompts new bill
Catherine Richert of Minnesota Public Radio reports: A data security breach at the state’s new online insurance marketplace has prompted two members of Minnesota’s Congressional delegation to write a bill designed to prevent confidential information from being leaked again. Starting Oct. 1, uninsured Minnesotans will be using MNsure to purchase health insurance, and they’ll have…
HHS: Statement of Delay in Enforcement of HIPAA Requirement for Certain CLIA and CLIA-Exempt Laboratories to Revise their Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP)
Dated: September 19, 2013 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services announces a delay in its enforcement of the requirement that certain HIPAA–covered laboratories revise their notices of privacy practices (NPPs) to comply with the modifications made to the HIPAA Rules published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2013…
Medical ID theft for tax refund fraud – again.
In discussing the recent Ponemon survey, I noted that the respondents did not seem to include anyone whose information was stolen for tax refund fraud – an all-too-prevalent crime in Florida. Here’s another example. Ebony Edwards pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy to commit aggravated identity theft, to file false claims against the government, and…
Pairing patient privacy with health big data analytics
Patrick Ouellette reports: Health privacy and security are often mentioned in tandem, but Deborah Peel, Founder and Chair of Patient Privacy Rights and Adrian Gropper, Chief Technology Officer of Patient Privacy Rights, took a different view in a recent Institute for Health Technology Transformation (iHT2) webcast. The presentation, titled “Competing for Patient Trust and Data…
Model Notices of Privacy Practices for health care providers and health plans
I wish they had published these before I spent days revising my privacy practices notice and having them printed, but if you still need them, HHS has provided customizable templates for your notices here. Remember the new law goes into effect September 23.