Joseph Goedert reports: CynergisTek is a cybersecurity and information management consultancy with expertise in the optimization of privacy programs and its partner, Protenus, offers technology to monitor health professionals’ behaviors using analytical and artificial intelligence technologies. Two health IT vendors are developing a service to enable providers to establish and maintain an effective privacy monitoring…
Category: Healthcare
Anonymous patient data may not be as private as previously thought
Linda Carroll reports: For years, researchers have been studying medical conditions using huge swaths of patient data with identifying information removed to protect people’s privacy. But a new study suggests hackers may be able to match “de-identified” health information to patient identities. In a test case described in JAMA Network Open, researchers used artificial intelligence…
Ca: Use cash, not credit, Privacy watchdog warns legal cannabis buyers
The Canadian Press reports: Canada’s privacy watchdog is warning marijuana users to pay with cash rather than plastic if they’re worried about the collection of their personal information. In a statement posted on his website, Privacy Commissioner Daniel Therrien says pot sellers and buyers need to better understand their privacy rights and obligations and has…
Ohio small businesses may get more access to employee health data
Kaitlin Schroeder reports on what appears to be a very controversial proposed law: A proposed Ohio law could help small businesses shop for affordable health insurance by letting them see details on expensive health insurance claims, though critics say it would violate employee medical privacy. For employees with a claim that’s $30,000 or more, Senate…