From the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of British Columbia, a press release and an audit report. First, the press release: Medical clinics throughout British Columbia need to do more to protect the often highly sensitive personal information in their custody, according to a newly released review from the Office of the Information…
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Dr. Rand Paul Introduces Legislation to Repeal National Patient ID, Protect Americans’ Medical Privacy
The following is a press release from Senator Rand Paul about an issue that you really should be paying attention to if you value your medical privacy and data security: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced the National Patient Identifier Repeal Act to overturn a dangerous provision of existing law requiring the creation of…
Artificial intelligence being used in schools to detect self-harm and bullying
Rowland Manthorpe reports: One of England’s biggest academy chains is testing pupils’ mental health using an AI (artificial intelligence) tool which can predict self-harm, drug abuse and eating disorders, Sky News can reveal. A leading technology think tank has called the move “concerning”, saying “mission creep” could mean the test is used to stream pupils…
A look at the different ways in which HIPAA is enforced
Matt Fisher writes: How is HIPAA enforced? That may be a simple enough question, but it also contains more nuance than may initially be expected. Determining how HIPAA is enforced can depend upon how the term enforcement is viewed and interpreted. Read more on MedCity News.