BBC reports: Patients have been criticised for taking photos and videos of doctors and then asking people online to rate how attractive they find them. Social media posts of doctors are being shared without their consent, the British Medical Association’s annual meeting heard. Such posts “violate” their privacy, the meeting in Brighton was told. Delegates…
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AU: Medical appointment booking app HealthEngine sharing clients’ personal information with lawyers (UPDATED)
Pat McGrath reports: Australia’s biggest online doctor’s appointment booking service, HealthEngine, has funnelled hundreds of users’ private medical information to law firms seeking clients for personal injury claims. Key points: HealthEngine has boasted to advertisers it can tailor advertising to patients’ symptoms The Australian startup says it only shares information with users’ consent But if…
Ontario Plans to Let Companies Access A Database of Patient Health Records
Dan Robitzski reports: …. Now, the government of Ontario — a hotbed of technological research — announced Project Spark, an initiative to make healthcare data more accessible to healthcare professionals, researchers, companies, and the people of Ontario themselves. So there’s reason to be excited, and a bit nervous. Read more on Futurism.
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act in the Healthcare Industry
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC write: As healthcare companies increasingly rely on mobile delivery platforms and other technologies to communicate with patients about appointments, billing and other issues related to their healthcare management, the potential for legal exposure under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) also increases. This series provides information to help healthcare companies…