comScore and their privacy litigation woes
I recently had a chance to learn about and speak with folks from a company called comScore. Essentially, this company offers free stuff to consumers in exchange for tracking all…
Tumblr
By: Hannah Baker Link: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tumblr-is-not-what-you-think/ Discussion: This post by Adam Rifkin on techcrunch.com discusses Tumblr, one of the newer social networking/blogging websites. According to a quoted survey, Tumblr is now…
Will Electronic Medical Record Incentives cover HIPAA Reforms?
By: Katrina Henderson President Obama’s 2009 stimulus plan set forth billions of dollars worth of incentives for medical health providers in order to urge them to begin using electronic medical…
HIPPA
By: Carey Shenkman In Florida it is now harder for surviving spouses to obtain health records of diseased loved ones, a victory for more uniform federal healthcare privacy. Indeed, this case…
Information Privacy and Health Care
By: Michael Lucien Information privacy in the healthcare context is a very tricky issue. On one hand, individuals stand to benefit greatly from a more efficient system of storing and transmitting…
Easing HIPAA Barriers for Gun Background Check: Let the public comment!
By Siranya Rhuvattana After the mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut, President Barack Obama has attempted to curb the gun violence by, among other ways, improving the Federal government’s background…
Colorado shootings and HIPAA
By: Albert Lin As part of a reaction to the mass shootings in Aurora, Colorado and particularly Sandy Hook Elementary School, there has been strong push in recent weeks for…
Drone Privacy Bills
Anonymous The use of drones on American soil came to the fore in March, when Sen. Rand Paul “talking filibuster”of the confirmation of John Brennan as Director of Central Intelligence.…
The Rise of Employee Informatics
By Scott B. Trying to make employees work more efficiently isn’t a new project – from Taylorism to 360-degree reviews, an entire industry has emerged to analyze and optimize workforce…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 preempted state law regarding the disclosure of patient records by nursing homes
By: Felipe Burgos On April 9, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the district court decision that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…