AAP reports: The AFL [Australian Football League] has confirmed a stricter illicit drugs policy under which a player’s identity will become public after a second positive test. Previously, the player’s identity was kept anonymous until a third strike. Read more on The Age.
Category: Healthcare
Walgreens buying out Rite Aid: privacy alert
Big news this week includes the merger of Walgreens with the smaller Rite Aid. I’ll leave the market/financial implications to others, but want to point out to readers that if you’re a current Rite Aid customer, you may want to have a talk with your pharmacist to find out what happens to your pharmacy records…
ZA: When can you film an accident scene?
Rorisang Kgosana reports that in Zambia, patients do have some expectation of privacy even in public places. That position, of course, is different than what happens here in the U.S., where although it may be tasteless at times, there is no bar to filming an accident scene or victim with your smartphone if it’s in…
AU: Coalition to trial opt-out rather than opt-in electronic health records
Australian Associated Press reports: The Coalition government plans to trial electronic health records that will be available to all in the trial area, not just those who opt in. A review of the former Labor government’s personally controlled electronic health record system, released last year, found problems with its opt-in nature, limited range of clinical information and…