A press release from AHIMA via PRNewswire: A new report that features four leading experts in health information management in an extended roundtable discussion on key issues related to the privacy and security of health information-and ways in which the industry may best address those issues — is now available. “Online, on Message, on Duty:…
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Navigenics #6 – “Privacy, Insurance, GINA and Ethicsâ€
Elaine Warburton of Genetics & Health writes: Continuing G&H’s exclusive interview with Navigenics’ Medical Director Dr Michael Nierenberg, we explore the whole issue of privacy, insurance, GINA and ethics….. One of the main consumer concerns is that of privacy of information, both in terms that a genetic test has been undertaken but also that the…
B.C. introduces law governing access, privacy of electronic health records
The Canadian Press reports: British Columbians will soon be able to use their computers to view their health records, Health Minister George Abbott said Thursday after introducing legislation governing access and privacy for electronic health information databases. British Columbia became the first province in Canada to create a legislative framework with specific provisions to address…
Dell to Offer Online Health Records
Dell has announced plans to go live this month with personal health records for as many of its 25,000 U.S. employees who want to use them. The company announced the initiative with WebMD April 10, at a health care forum attended by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt.”The widespread adoption of health…
White House science and tech panel will call for broader privacy law
Nancy Ferris reports in Government Health IT: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is expected to join the chorus of organizations calling for changes in federal privacy rules to increase patients’ comfort levels with e-health records. At a meeting with President Bush April 8, council members told the president that “privacy legislation…
New Player in Personal DNA Profiling Emphasizes Privacy
Jacob Goldstein writes in The Wall Street Journal Health Blog: Another company is jumping into the growing world of direct-to-consumer DNA testing today. For $2,500, Navigenics will tell you your genetic risk for 18 different diseases — at least according to the best available genetic studies. Another $250 a year gets you an ongoing subscription…