Patient Privacy

Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek.

By Jack Gillum, Jeff Kao and Jeff Larson, Pro Publica, Sept. 17, 2019. Medical images and health data belonging to millions of Americans, including X-rays, MRIs and CT scans, are sitting unprotected on the internet… Read More

Is your pregnancy app sharing your intimate data with your boss?

By Drew Harwell, The Washington Post. Like millions of women, Diana Diller was a devoted user of the pregnancy-tracking app Ovia. When she gave birth last spring, she used the app to chart her baby’s first online medical… Read More

Does HIPAA really protect patient privacy?

Feds propose improvement of HIPAA to ensure that it is more patient centric and serves its primary purpose of protecting patient’s medical information and records. From WND. Feds opening door to ‘privacy’ in medical ‘privacy’… Read More

Are Your Medical Records Private

Like most Americans, you probably believe: What you tell your doctor is totally private If you sign “privacy notices” at a doctor’s office, a pharmacy, a hospital or a lab your health records will not… Read More