Carol Peracchio, a registered nurse, writes: Two weeks ago, I received a letter from the radiology department at a large university medical center in my state. The return address specified their mammography registry. Assuming that it was a reminder to get my yearly exam, I started to toss it out. Then I remembered that I’d…
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Doors shut as psychologist testifies at German murder trial
A psychologist briefed German judges behind closed doors Thursday on the mental state of Alex W, the xenophobic unemployed man who killed an Egyptian woman and wounded her husband with a knife in a Dresden courtroom in July. The stabbing death of pharmacist Marwa al-Shirbini, 31, pregnant with her second child, caused outrage in Egypt….
PA: Pandemic vs. privacy
JoAnn Seltzer reports: A proposal to allow the health board to establish penalties and remedies in pandemics drew questions by the City Council Monday. During a workshop session, Councilman Dick Dornisch said he has problems with the proposed ordinance. It would give the health board powers to prevent and control the spread of the disease….
Health insurance mandate alarms some
David G. Savage reports: Among some libertarians and conservatives, the most troubling aspect of the pending healthcare reform bills is the prospect of a federal requirement that Americans buy insurance. “What next? Can Congress order you to buy spinach?” asked Roger Pilon, director of constitutional studies at the Cato Institute. He and other defenders of…
Commissioner Cavoukian issues new publication in collaboration with the National Association for Information Destruction: Best Practices for the Secure Destruction of Personal Health Information
Ontario’s Information and Privacy Commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian, released a joint publication in collaboration with Robert Johnson, Executive Director of the National Association for Information Destruction (NAID). The educational paper entitled, Get Rid of it Securely to Keep it Private: Best Practices for the Secure Destruction of Personal Health Information, is premiered at NAID’s 2009…
In Misstep, Schools Vaccinate 2 Without Parental Consent (UPDATED)
Anahad O’Connor reports: In a minor setback for New York City’s effort to vaccinate schoolchildren against swine flu, two students were inadvertently vaccinated without the consent of their parents, city health officials said Thursday. The children suffered no adverse effects from the vaccinations and were expected to be fine, but the misstep raised questions about…