Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont has responded to the massive loss of data by the Educational Credit Management Corporation by vowing to hold Congressional hearings and introduce new legislation to better protect personal information. Although the Senator has repeatedly introduced a data breach notification bill in past sessions of Congress, the bill became outdated after…
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Four Florida women indicted in theft of cancer patients’ information
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…
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…