From the what-could-possibly-go-wrong dept. Natasha Singer reports: In a move intended to give Americans greater control over their medical information, the Trump administration announced broad new rules on Monday that will allow people for the first time to use apps of their choice to retrieve data like their blood test results directly from their health…
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Education in a Time of Corona: Student Privacy Law and the Coronavirus
Saad Gul and Michael Slipsky of Poyner Spruill LLP write: The coronavirus, officially COVID-19, is the most significant public health emergency in decades. The virus, believed to have originated in Wuhan, has expanded with astonishing rapidity. Despite government efforts, it has arrived in the United States. At the time of writing, 14 Americans have died….
PA: Woman Sues UPMC, Allegheny County After Urine Test Triggers Investigation
Sarah Boden reports: UPMC and Allegheny County are being sued after the hospital system allegedly performed urine testing on a woman and her newborn — without the women’s consent — and then turned over the results to county officials for investigation. Read more on WESA.FM
Utah Spent $250k on a Surveillance Startup Instead of Life-Saving Drugs
Jason Koebler and Emanuel Maiberg report: As the state of Utah funneled hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to a private surveillance company building unproven technology to fight the opioid crisis, public health officials asked if the money could instead be used to buy a life saving drug that stops potentially fatal overdoses, Motherboard has…