Google’s New Privacy Policy May Violate HIPAA, Congresswoman Says
Several members of Congress continued to express reservations about Google’s new privacy policy after a closed-door meeting on Thursday, with one House member saying that Google’s handling of sensitive medical searches may violate HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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Discord over child health issue
The childhood immunisation register should be expanded to include general health information as part of efforts to protect vulnerable children, Southern District Health Board member Kaye Crowther told a health committee yesterday. read more
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Laptop of health care provider stolen
A laptop computer stolen from a local behavioral-health provider on Dec. 13 contained medical data for 2,070 individuals in Davie, Forsyth and Stokes counties, the provider said Friday.
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Availity Achieves HITRUST Certification
Availity has become the first health information network to achieve Common Security Framework certification from the Health Information Trust Alliance . Achieving HI
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Minnesota starts to destroy stored blood spots
Court ruling that the state must get consent to store samples from newborn screening could hinder biomedical research.
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