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…
Category: Healthcare
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.
Want to learn more about the medical privacy rights of minors?
Jeff Drummond points us to an interesting for-fee webinar on the privacy rights of minors that healthcare providers need to know. The description: As a health care provider, don’t get caught in the middle. Gain an understanding of the rights of minors to medical privacy. Medical providers, schools, treatment facilities and others who come into…
Baltimore was OK to vaccinate child against mother’s wishes, court says
Charmaine Little reports: A Maryland appeals court has ruled that the Baltimore City Department of Social Services did not err when it requested vaccines for a child in its care despite the mother’s religious beliefs. The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland said Aug. 30 that a lower court didn’t err when it gave the…