medical privacy News

Republicans Question Privacy Protections with Health Insurance Navigators

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has joined other Republicans lawmakers around the country in questioning privacy issues surrounding the navigators hired to walk people through their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act. “What we do not know is how …

North Carolina Blue Cross Defends Data Sharing

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina shares private information of hundreds of thousands of its clients to an outside company that helps design its software. The company told The News & Observer of Raleigh that it protects the …

Supreme Court Limits Pilot’s Damages in HIV Privacy Claim vs. Government

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that a pilot from San Francisco, whose status as HIV-infected was disclosed by one federal agency to another one in violation of a privacy law, cannot sue for damages for mental and emotional …

Feds Propose Privacy Rule on Medical Records

Patients could obtain a list of everyone who has accessed their electronic medical record under a rule proposed on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Healthcare providers must currently keep track of everyone who accesses private …