DutchNews.nl reports: The European coronavirus passport shows more medical information than the Netherlands wanted, the Dutch health ministry has confirmed to Trouw. The introduction of the document will allow people to travel more easily between EU countries if they have been vaccinated, have a negative coronavirus test or have recently had the disease. But the…
Category: Healthcare
Mississippi’s ‘Pink House’ ground zero in U.S. abortion rights fight
Gabriella Borter reports: For eight years, Derenda Hancock has ushered women from their cars to the doors of Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, donning a rainbow vest as she shields them from protesters waving religious pamphlets and shouting “turn back!” through bullhorns. Hancock, a 62-year-old part-time waitress, grew accustomed to repeated attempts by lawmakers and anti-abortion…
UK: ICO fines contact-tracing service for using personal data for marketing
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The ICO has fined a company for sending direct marketing emails to people who provided their personal data for contact tracing purposes. Tested.me Ltd (TML) of St Albans, provides digital contact tracing services which work by offering people a QR code to scan when arriving at businesses’ premises. The company…
EPIC Urges HHS to Prioritize Patient Privacy in Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule
From EPIC.org: In comments to the Health and Human Services Department (HHS), EPIC opposed proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule reducing restrictions on disclosing patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI). HHS’s proposed rule would expand the entities that can receive PHI without patient consent, lower the standard for disclosing PHI in the process of care coordination, and…