Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael Fithen, Special Agent in Charge, United States Secret Service, announced the unsealing of a nine count indictment charging defendants Sharita Hubbard, 31, Onakia Griffin, 31, Lakenya Knight, 33, all of Pompano Beach, Florida, and Cherralyn Milton-Browner, 37, for their alleged participation…
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Blumenthal: NHIN Will Not Share Data With Government Agencies
iHealthBeat reports: During a recent Health IT Standards Committee meeting, National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal denied allegations that a framework for the proposed national health information network would make it easier for data to be transmitted to government agencies, such as the CIA or Department of Justice, Modern Healthcare reports. Blumenthal said that…
National Health Information Privacy & Security Week
National Health Information Privacy & Security Week is April 11-17. AHIMA, has some free resources available, here. Unfortunately, a Google search for the event turns up more hits for merchandise than actual substance. If you learn of any interesting or unique events that are scheduled for the week, let us know!
Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup: Upcoming Meeting
The Privacy & Security Standards Workgroup meets on Thursday, April 1 from 10:00 – noon, EST. Directions on how to participate can be found on the HHS website, here. Plan on testing your system ahead of time.
Google and Facebook raise new issues for therapists and their clients
Dana Scarton reports: As his patient lay unconscious in an emergency room from an overdose of sedatives, psychiatrist Damir Huremovic was faced with a moral dilemma: A friend of the patient had forwarded to Huremovic a suicidal e-mail from the patient that included a link to a Web site and blog he wrote. Should Huremovic…
Industry Rep Calls Patient Privacy 'Overblown' Worry
The Wall Street Journal recently published an op-ed by Deborah Peel, M.D., “Your Medical Records Aren’t Secure.” Read the responses to it here. You may wish to have a barf bag handy when you read the comments by Mary R. Grealy of the president of the Healthcare Leadership Council. Let’s start out with a simple…