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Privacy questions for COVID-19 testing and health monitoring

WebThe IAPP created an infographic outlining the privacy-related questions surrounding COVID-19 testing and health monitoring. As economies reopen, the scope and scale of health data collection, use and sharing will only increase. Employers and businesses are conducting testing, temperature checks and health screenings.

Actived: 5 days ago

URL: https://iapp.org/news/a/privacy-questions-for-covid-19-testing-and-health-monitoring/

The Difficult Issues of Healthcare Privacy Practice

WebThe Federal Trade Commission has the power to regulate and enforce privacy promises under its unfair and deceptive practices. HIPAA grants authority to the …

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Developing effective, strategic health care privacy programs

WebDeveloping effective, strategic health care privacy programs. While health care entities continue to juggle priorities as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, privacy …

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Diagnosing the Risks of Online Healthcare

WebConsumers are now taking notice of these threats and are understandably concerned for the security of their health records. Specifically, 56 percent report …

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Protected Health Information

WebProtected Health Information. The global standard for the go-to person for privacy laws, regulations and frameworks. The first and only privacy certification for professionals who …

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How To Protect Patient Data

WebEvery department—human resources, security, medical technicians—should be trained and have an understanding of how to best protect patient data and why. …

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Blockchain and big data privacy in healthcare

WebOne solution to address blockchain’s challenge in healthcare (non-compliance with HIPAA), is to combine blockchain with Dynamic Data Obscurity to support non …

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Washington's My Health, My Data Act

WebEvergreen health data protections. On 27 April, Gov. Jay Inslee, D.-Wash, signed the My Health My Data Act, which aims to "close the gap" between current industry practices …

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US senators introduce Health and Location Data Protection Act

Webprint. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., alongside a group of Democratic lawmakers, introduced the Health and Location Data Protection Act, which would ban data brokers from selling Americans’ health and location information. The proposal — amid potential for the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v.

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Washington state on track to pass broad-based health data …

WebJennifer Bryant IAPP Staff Contributor. Washington is poised to pass legislation that would implement substantive changes to consumer health data …

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GDPR matchup: The Health Insurance Portability and …

WebIn this installment, Sean Baird examines the similarities and differences in the requirements for the collection, use and protection of information subject to the U.S. …

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Filling the void

WebFirst, the 2023 state privacy laws generally apply only to for-profit businesses that meet certain thresholds. They tend to exempt state and local government agencies, …

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Hospital network reports 11 breaches in 2023

WebOntario-based Hamilton Health Services said eight former employees “inappropriately accessed” the personal health information of 4,000 patients.

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Washington state passes new law protecting medical records in …

WebSet to take effect June 7, a new Washington state law will serve to strengthen patient privacy rights by limiting the use of medical and health records in discrimination …

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OCR issues rule for reproductive health care under HIPAA

WebThe HHS OCR issued a new rule under HIPAA to strengthen privacy protections for reproductive health care.

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States continue to expand definition of “personal information”

WebCalifornia was the first state to add login credentials to its statute in 2013, followed by Florida, North Dakota, Nevada and Wyoming in 2014 and 2015. In 2016, another three states added login credentials to the state definition of personal data: Nebraska, Rhode Island and Illinois (eff. January 2017). The process for notifying …

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Protecting Personal Health Information in Research: …

WebCIPP Certification. The global standard for the go-to person for privacy laws, regulations and frameworks. CIPM Certification. The first and only privacy certification for professionals …

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How emerging privacy laws are impacting the health care industry

WebIn parallel consideration, a national privacy law could: Exempt the health care industry to the extent regulated by HIPAA. Include new provisions that apply to …

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