Citizens’ Council of Health Care (CCHC) announced that a lawsuit has been filed today against the Minnesota Department of Health in response to the Department’s violation of the 2006 state genetic privacy law by its collection, storage, use and dissemination of newborn blood and baby DNA. Nine families have come together to sue the State…
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UK: Care record opt out patients forced to justify decision 'in person'
Steve Nowottny reports: NHS managers have told thousands of patients they will only be allowed to opt out of having a Summary Care Record if they come and explain their reasons in person, Pulse can reveal. More than 500 patients at an early adopter site in Birmingham have already been forced to explain face-to-face why…
New Mexico Electronic Medical Records Law Ensures Patient Privacy
The New Mexico Senate passed an electronic medical record initiative of Governor Bill Richardson’s today that would protect patients’ privacy. Sen. Peter Wirth sponsored SB 278, the Electronic Medical Records Act that would require security and privacy protections associated with the use of electronic medical records. The bill now heads to House committees. Read more…
Google says new privacy rules don’t affect its PHR
[…] Physician Roni Zeiger is product manager for Google Health. Zeiger said that Google hasn’t changed its position regarding HIPAA, notwithstanding the new law, which encompasses the IT provisions of an earlier piece of legislation called the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, or HITECH. “Our understanding is that HITECH, which is…
Industry coalition launches health IT security plan
A coalition of more than 50 healthcare companies and technology vendors on Monday unveiled a common security framework designed to be a benchmark for safeguarding the privacy of electronic medical records. […] McKesson is participating in the industry-led coalition, known as the Health Information Trust Alliance, which also includes health providers, insurers, pharmacies, biotech firms…
MT: Bill to close emergency personnel counseling should pass
It is rare that a newspaper would endorse legislation allowing closure of a kind of government meeting, but today that’s what we’re doing. We’re talking about House Bill 517 by Rep. Galen Hollenbaugh, D-Helena, to close debriefing sessions held among emergency service personnel and stress management personnel in the aftermath of a “critical incident.” In…