Just when you think Governor DeSantis can’t get any more despicable, he does. Annalise Mabe reports: Students across Florida are planning a statewide walkout after Gov. Ron DeSantis requested all public universities comply in delivering data from student health services on transgender students who sought gender-affirming care at the institutions. DeSantis asked to see the records of any student who has experienced gender dysphoria in…
Category: Healthcare
Biden Team Mulls Using Privacy Rule Amid State Abortion Bans
Ian Lopez reports: The Biden administration is working on a proposal to better protect the privacy of patients seeking reproductive health care, a move that follows concerns from providers struggling to offer services amid state abortion restrictions. The Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (RIN 0945-AA20) by the…
A researcher tried to buy mental health data. It was surprisingly easy.
Kevin Collier reports: A Duke University report found 11 data brokers agreed to sell information that identified people by issues, including depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder and often sorted them by demographic information. There is nothing new or particularly newsworthy in the findings. This has been going on forever. PogoWasRight’s early blog on a different…
(Opinion) AI in Healthcare: Meeting HIPAA Standards With ChatGPT – Harvey Castro, MD, MBA
Harvey Castro, MD, MBA writes: New technologies are introduced to enhance the quality of care and make the work of health care professionals more efficient. ChatGPT is one such technology; it is a robust language model that can comprehend and respond to input in natural language. ChatGPT has the potential to significantly enhance the work…