Dena Feldman of Covington & Burling writes: On July 26, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Alex Azar said that HHS will undertake an effort to reform federal health privacy rules, including those under HIPAA and the rules governing substance abuse treatment records at 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (Part 2). In…
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Smartphone headache apps pose privacy risks, study finds
Title: Privacy Issues in Smartphone Applications: An Analysis of Headache/Migraine Applications Authors: Mia T. Minen MD, MPH Eric J. Stieglitz JD Rose Sciortino John Torous MD Journal: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain Publication Date: July 4, 2018 Abstract: Headache diaries are a mainstay of migraine management, and many commercial smartphone apps have…
‘We desperately need this data’: NIB boss wants members’ digital health records
From the help-us-help-you dept. Nassim Khadem reports: NIB chief executive Mark Fitzgibbon is hoping the private health insurance fund can get permission from its 1.5 million customers to access their digital health record, despite mounting privacy and security concerns. In an interview with Fairfax Media, Mr Fitzgibbon said Australians opting out of the federal government’s…
Doctor who filmed women in the toilets of hospital loses bid to keep identity secret
Brinkwire reports: The disgraced doctor who filmed women in the toilets of a New Zealand hospital has been named. Cardiologist Samuel John Simpson Wilson, 44, was sentenced to seven months home detention after he pleaded guilty to eight charges in January. On Wednesday, the High Court upheld the District Court’s decision to decline name suppression, releasing…