Oops — I missed this announcement last week from the World Privacy Forum: The World Privacy Forum filed comments with the US Department of Health and Human Services today in response to its Request for Information about possible changes to the HIPAA health privacy rule. WPF strongly supported patients’ current right to request a history…
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IN: Clinic owner filing suit against doctor-registration law
Niki Kelly reports: Dr. Ulrich George Klopfer – owner of abortion clinic Fort Wayne Women’s Health – is filing suit Friday against a county ordinance that imposes stringent new requirements on out-of-town doctors who practice in Allen County. […] The suit said under the ordinance, doctors also must allow unjustified and unlimited review of their…
Medical records not as private as they may first appear under human rights law
Adam Wagner reports: A dentist has been ordered to hand over his patients’ medical records to a court in order to help his regulator prosecute him for misconduct. The case raises interesting questions of when the courts can override patient confidentiality which would otherwise be protected by the Human Rights Act. When health professionals are…
Scientist ‘infected’ with computer virus
Nick Collins reports: A British scientist claims to be the first human to have been infected with a computer virus after he contaminated an electronic chip which was inserted into his hand. Dr Mark Gasson, of the University of Reading, said the device was programmed with a virus which could transfer itself to other electronic…
Ie: Opposition rejects need for amendment
Charlie Taylor reports: Opposition parties have rejected Government claims that emergency legislation is needed to get information from the Health Service Executive (HSE) about children who have died in State care. Speaking during Leaders’ Questions in the Dáil today, Fine Gael party leader Enda Kenny said that under the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) Amendment…
Webinar: Ready for Data Breaches under the HITECH Act?
Webinar: Ready for Data Breaches under the HITECH Act? Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Carrying Out Security Breach Incident Risk Assessments Mandated for Covered Entities The HITECH Act requires HIPAA covered entities to carry out a careful risk assessment, including an evaluation of potential harm, for every potential data breach…