Tom Sullivan writes: As a self-described “rabble rouser” Brian Ahier plans to ask his doctor to send a medical record to a free e-mail account, if only to see what happens, after the omnibus HIPAA Final Rule on Privacy and Security kicks in. “It’s obviously not the biggest thing in the omnibus rule but it’s…
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Under GOP pressure, Florida firm returns health-care grant
Last month, I noted that there was a letter from 13 state attorneys general expressing concerns about navigator programs that are part of Obamacare. The letter raised data privacy and security concerns, which I usually would be glad to see. But the fact that only Republican attorneys general had signed it made some (including myself)…
Ca: Records of former patients stolen from locked safe at physical therapy clinic
Amy Crofts reports: After a break-in earlier this year, the owners of Leading Edge Physiotherapy are notifying patients that their information may have fallen into the wrong hands. An advertisement on page 42 of the Sept. 7 edition of the Gazette informed patients that on Feb. 3, Leading Edge Physiotherapy in the Campbell Business Park…
California expands medical confidentiality protection to personal health records
California continues to lead the way in protecting health information. On September 9, Governor Brown signed AB 658 into law. The amendment brings personal health records – including commercial vendors and businesses offering mobile health care applications – under the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), even though it does not make vendors or businesses healthcare…
Government Seeking Inclusion of ‘Social and Behavioral’ Data in Health Records
Uh oh. Elizabeth Harrington reports: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to require health care providers to include “social and behavioral” data in Electronic Health Records (EHR) and to link patient’s records to public health departments, it was announced last week. Read more on Washington Free Beacon. I don’t have time to…
Update to the inVentiv/Adheris lawsuit against HHS over prescription refill reminder programs
There’s an update to a lawsuit I mentioned the other day. The parties have filed a joint motion to suspend the schedule for briefing and motion for an injunction as HHS has agreed not to enforce the guidelines starting September 23 and to issue guidance. The key paragraphs of the joint motion: Following that telephonic…