I’m in an area expected to be hit by Sandy. We’ve been warned we may be without power for 7-10 days. Lovely. So if this blog suddenly stops updating on or after Monday, figure I’ll be back when I can…
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Programming note, while I think of it…
I’m in an area expected to be hit by Sandy. We’ve been warned we may be without power for 7-10 days. Lovely. So if this blog suddenly stops updating on or after Monday, figure I’ll be back when I can…
China adopts mental health law, protecting rights
China has a new mental health law, that in many respects, is similar to our laws here. You can read about their new law and privacy protections on China Daily.
Survey on privacy and healthcare fraud seeks participants
FairWarning, Inc. is seeking survey participants for a survey of healthcare professionals on privacy monitoring and healthcare fraud. If you would like to participate in their survey, you can do so at this link.
GOP lawmakers slam HHS over identity-theft risk in Medicare
Elise Viebeck reports: Leaders on a top House committee are pushing the federal Health Department to change the way it identifies people on Medicare. To reduce the risk of identity theft, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must remove Social Security numbers from the Medicare card, the GOP lawmakers charged Monday. Read more…
President's bioethics panel urges new privacy protection to ensure benefits from DNA decoding
Lauran Neergaard of Associated Press reports: It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker’s DNA is decoded, predicting what diseases lurk in his or her future. A presidential commission found that’s legally possible in about half the states — and says…