Laura Northrup writes: Earlier this week, Apple announced HeathKit (sic), an open-source software framework to help medical researchers use iPhones to gather data for medical research. This raised some concerns about researchers’ plans to share data collected from the apps, as well as consent and privacy. Now Apple has revised their App Store guidelines before the…
Category: Healthcare
You May Be Forced to Wear a Fitness Tracker at Work
Nick Tate reports: Millions of Americans are embracing health and fitness tracking devices — such as Fitbit and the new Apple Watch — to boost their health and wellness. But a new study suggests a potential downside of the new med-tech devices: Employers may begin to require them for some workers to hold down rising…
Wyden wants answers on student health-record privacy
KTVZ reports: Sen. Ron Wyden, D- Ore., asked Thursday for details about the thoroughness of privacy protections on health information for students who use on-campus medical facilities at colleges and universities nationwide. In a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Wyden expressed concern that the rules protecting medical information collected by campus health facilities are…
Congresswoman ‘Troubled’ By Privacy Loophole On Student Health Records Confronts Education Department
Tyler Kingkade reports: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.) on Wednesday sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concern that current federal law may permit universities to review a student’s medical records without their permission. “I am troubled that there appears to be a loophole in federal privacy law that allows the personal and…