In Part 2 of a 2-part series, Joseph Conn reports: The online culture is changing, shifting toward affording individuals more control over their personal information, as evidenced by the rollout last week of revisions to the privacy and security policies and technological framework by Facebook, a popular personal media site. Privacy and IT industry experts…
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A prescription for snooping
Andrew Zajac reports: When your doctor writes you a prescription, that’s just between you, your doctor and maybe your health insurance company — right? Wrong. As things stand now, the pharmaceutical companies that make those prescription drugs are looking over the doctor’s shoulder to keep track of how many prescriptions for each drug the physician…
Medical breaches rarely make national headlines
Over on The Daily Censored, Irene North writes: Medical breaches often get a mention in a local or state paper, but rarely do they make national headlines. Over the past two months, there have been numerous breaches, barely getting a mention, but, when taken as a whole, reveal just how at risk our personal information…
Can Electronic Medical Records Be Secured?
Mitch Wagner reports: While electronic medical records promise massive opportunities for patient health benefits and reductions in administrative costs, the privacy and security risks are equally huge. The Obama administration has set an ambitious goal–to get electronic medical records on file for every American by 2014. The administration is offering powerful incentives: $20 billion in…
States, Consumer Advocates Challenge Rx Data Mining
Andrew Zajac reports: When your doctors writes you a prescription, that’s just between you, your doctor, and maybe your health insurance company–right? Wrong. As things stand now, the pharmaceutical companies that make those prescription drugs are also looking over the doctor’s shoulder, keeping track of how many prescriptions for whose drugs the individual physician is…
Laptop With Personal Information Stolen From Aurora St. Luke’s
A Milwaukee hospital is warning thousands of its patients that personal information about them may have been stolen. The theft happened at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center on Milwaukee’s south side. More than 6,000 people, who were in-patients here at St. Luke’s will be getting a letter in the mail. It warns them that their…