Michael Owen reports: Cancer patient Andrew Knox has called for an independent judicial review into the South Australian government’s patient record management system, saying a fresh furore over serious privacy breaches is just the “tip of the iceberg”. Mr Knox, 67, said yesterday his medical records relating to an incorrect chemotherapy dose may have been…
Category: Healthcare
AARP Opposes Employer Invasion of Medical Privacy
This proposal hasn’t gotten enough media attention, nor the opposition it deserves. Educate yourself and speak up, folks. David Certner writes: With election season in full force, much of the work inside Washington is flying under the radar. While Congress remains deeply divided, there continues to be action on the regulatory front. One such development…
SCOTUS argument preview: New look at abortion after nine years (UPDATED)
Lyle Denniston writes: In a matter of days, the Court will get a test of its current views on one of the restrictions at issue in the Texas abortion case previewed in this post: the requirement that doctors at abortion clinics have patient-admitting privileges at a hospital within thirty miles of the clinic. On Wednesday,…
SAMHSA Proposes Updates to Substance Abuse Records Security and Confidentiality Regulation
Suchismita Pahi writes: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released proposed changes to the Confidentiality of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Patient Records regulations (45 C.F.R. Part 2) for the first time since 1987. The proposed changes address challenges that 42 C.F.R. Part 2…