Prof. Peter Swire, Elizabeth and Thomas Holder Chair at the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business and Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird, has published a new white paper on “Possible Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Breach issues in the Proposed National Medical Claims Database Under Section 303 of S. 1895.” Read his overview of his paper…
Category: Healthcare
Providers push back on loosening patient privacy for criminal investigations
Jessica Kim Cohen reports: Some providers have come out against a recent HHS proposal that would expand law enforcement’s access to patient records that involve addiction treatment information, worrying it could deter people from seeking care. The proposal from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration would allow courts to authorize disclosure of these…
Ca: OIPC of British Columbia finds medical clinics lack privacy protections
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…
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…