Update of February 2014: The developers took the negative review seriously and fixed the problems, appthority reports, here. Original post: Appthority has posted its review of iPharmacy Drug Guide and Pill ID, which they note has been downloaded over 1,000,000 times from Google Play. From their review: Appthority Trust Score: 60 (out of 100 possible)/policy enforced…
Calgary pharmacist used private health information to hit on patient: report
The Canadian Press reports: Alberta’s privacy commissioner has sharp words for a pharmacist who used a patient’s information to try to build a relationship with her on Facebook. Commissioner Jill Clayton says the Calgary pharmacist misused health information for personal purposes when he called the woman twice in 2012 after she filled prescriptions with him,…
Vermont health official reports 2nd breach involving state health insurance exchange
Associated Press reports: The state official overseeing Vermont’s new online insurance marketplace says there has been a second “privacy incident” after there was a mix-up of information involving two people with the same first and last names. Read more on Bennington Banner.
Assessing Bitcoin’s benefits, security risks in healthcare
Patrick Ouellette writes: Because of the prevalence of medical identity fraud in the healthcare industry, healthcare providers are beginning to think outside of the box as to how to keep their patients’ data private. San Francisco physician Paul Abramson has made headlines of late for allowing patients to pay for services using Bitcoin, a decentralized…
Psychological assessments provider notifies patients after laptop with PHI stolen in office burglary
A breach reported by Comprehensive Psychological Services LLC in South Carolina was added to HHS’s public breach tool yesterday. According to HHS’s entry, 3,500 patients were notified after a laptop was stolen from the practice’s office on October 28. Comprehensive Psychological Services LLC offers a range of assessment and evaluation procedures including neuropsychological testing, educational…
Facebook rolls out a Donate Now button to help charities; will store your credit card info
The headline says it all. What could possibly go wrong, right? Read more on Tech2.