The following is a press release from the Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom: ST. PAUL, Minn. — Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom (CCHF) is calling on Minnesota legislators to hold their ground and defend the Minnesota Health Records Act (MHRA) from large data corporations, health industry giants, and government entities that want it repealed. The MHRA is the nation’s strongest…
Category: Healthcare
Medical software company tells customers it won’t use Google Cloud amid privacy concerns
Audrey Conklin reports: Epic Systems, a medical software company, is reportedly no longer considering Google Cloud as an option for its storage technology. Representatives began calling customers to inform them of Epic Systems’ decision to drop Google as a partner in its efforts to stay up to date with its health care management technology, following several other health care systems, CNBC reported,…
Florida seeks to bar insurers from accessing DNA test data
AP reports: Florida lawmakers advanced a proposal Thursday that would bar life insurers from using information from commercially available genetic tests to deny policies or set premiums based on markers that might be discovered through DNA home kits. The effort comes amid the booming popularity of heavily marketed genetic testing and the rising concerns from…
German Researchers Accessed Service Members’ Sensitive Medical Data—and One Lawmaker Wants Answers
Brandi Vincent reports: A Democratic lawmaker wants answers and actions taken to address unsecured servers at three military medical facilities that he said are putting service members’ personal information at risk. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., penned a letter to the Defense Health Agency Thursday pressing it to eliminate the exposure of sensitive medical data belonging to military…