Maanvi Singh reports on the uptick in online psychotherapy services, but notes that there are concerns not only about efficacy, but licensing and privacy. With respect to privacy, Singh reports: Some studies suggest that therapy online can be as effective as it is face to face. “We have a lot of promising data suggesting that technology can…
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Alabama Department of Public Health notifies individuals whose personal info possibly stolen
WSFA reports: The Alabama Department of Public Health says it is in the process of notifying individuals whose personal information may have been stolen and advising possible victims of alleged fraud to report incidences of identity theft. ADPH released a statement saying it was informed on June 5, 2014 that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for…
Hospitals Soon See Donuts-to-Cigarette Charges for Health
So no sooner do I post Dr. Deborah Peel’s talk about commercial entities data-mining and selling our information, then Joe Cadillic sends me a link to an article by Shannon Pettypiece and Jordan Robertson of Bloomberg: You may soon get a call from your doctor if you’ve let your gym membership lapse, made a habit of…
Designing Technology to Restore Privacy
Dr. Deborah Peel, the founder and Chair of Patient Privacy Rights, recently gave a TED talk, “Designing Technology to Restore Privacy.” You can watch it here: Her talk may feel somewhat overwhelming or even depressing, as the sale and non-consensual use of our health information is rampant – and legal. So what can we do?…
WellSpan Health notifies employees of possible data, privacy breach
Mollie Durkin reports: WellSpan Health has notified its employees about a situation that could expose the health system to a risk of federal health information privacy violations. In a Friday email, employees were told they could have unknowingly downloaded private patient information to their non-work devices, said WellSpan spokesman Barry Sparks. The email said if…
Rady's Children's Hospital breach occurred four times, not 2?
To follow up on two recent breaches: Rady Children’s Hospital has uploaded notification of their recently disclosed breaches to the California Attorney General’s site. Their notification for the 2014 breach can be found here (pdf). Their notification for the 2012 breach that they discovered in the process of investigating the 2014 breach can be found…