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Health equity requires patient privacy management

Health equity requires patient privacy management

A HIMSS TV video with Hannah Galvin, MD

26 July 2022
For health equity, patient privacy, and interoperability, it is necessary to strike a balance between patient-driven consent-management tools and detailed data segmentation, according to Hannah Galvin, MD, chief...
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Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from...

Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from...

An article by Todd Feathers, Simon Fondrie-Teitler, Angie Waller, and Surya Mattu

20 June 2022

Experts say some hospitals’ use of an ad tracking tool may violate a federal law protecting health information

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Consumer Health Data Privacy

Consumer Health Data Privacy

Impact on substance use disorder treatment services

24 November 2023
The increasing concerns over online privacy, particularly for consumer health data, are being addressed by key agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)....
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Reproductive Privacy Protection in Healthcare

Reproductive Privacy Protection in Healthcare

SOAP notes based on the STAT article by Alex R. Rosenblat

4 September 2023
In an increasingly digitized healthcare landscape, the protection of reproductive privacy has emerged as a pressing concern. Patients frequently encounter medical technology interfaces that may ambiguously request...
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EPIC's Call to Arms: Protecting Consumer Data

EPIC's Call to Arms: Protecting Consumer Data

Urging CFPB to Take Firm Regulatory Measures Against Data Brokers

6 August 2023
The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) has urged the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to intensify regulatory actions against data brokers due to concerns about the invasive nature of data...
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