David Talby writes how scientists are getting closer to complete re-identification of supposedly de-identified data. He writes, in part: Getting Closer To Complete Re-identification June 2019 has posed two attacks on this long-time status quo: a technical one and a legal one. The technical attack came via a paper published in Nature which shows how…
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AU: Young Hospital staff accused of breaching patient privacy
The Young Witness reports: An employee from the Young Hospital has spoken out accusing nurses, doctors and staff of breaching a patient’s privacy. According to the source, who wished to remain anonymous, a patient presented to the Emergency Department with an item inside their body. The source said some of the staff from the hospital…
Processor or Controller? It Really Depends
Rebecca Mackin of Sheppard Mullin writes: The European Data Protection Board and the European Data Protection Supervisor recently issued a joint opinion on the processing of personal data and the role of the European Commission within the eHealth Digital Health Service Infrastructure. As background, the eHealth Network is a network of eHealth authorities designated by…
Physicians Talking With Their Partners About Patients
Nathaniel P. Morris, MD and Neir Eshel, MD, PhD had a thought-provoking commentary in JAMA this week. It begins: Maintaining patient privacy is a fundamental responsibility for physicians. However, physicians often share their lives with partners or spouses. A 2018 survey of 15 069 physicians found that 85% were currently married or living with a partner,1 and when…