Privacy fears have been raised over controversial plans to share NHS medical records from every GP patient in England with third parties. According to NHS Digital, the medical histories of more than 55 million patients will be made available on a database to “support the planning and commissioning of health and care services, the development… Read More »
The increasing use of apps provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs is meant to improve access to patient health and benefits information in convenient digital platforms. However, members of Congress are worried that this electronic data is vulnerable. “When a veteran downloads an app from the VA’s app store, how much personal information does… Read More »
Dive Brief: Despite acceptance of EHRs and the belief they improve or maintain quality of care, patients continue to have privacy concerns, a new Kaiser Family Foundation study shows. More than half (54%) of respondents whose doctor uses an EHR said they are “very concerned” or “somewhat concerned” that an unauthorized person might access their… Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services is requesting information from industry stakeholders to gain insight on ways to update the HIPAA Privacy Rule to meet needs posed by the shift to value-based care. Federal officials at HHS, which includes the Office for Civil Rights, understand that some issues in the HIPAA law, particularly the… Read More »
DeepMind, the Alphabet subsidiary focused on health and AI, announced in a company blog post on Tuesday that its health group will be absorbed by Google. That news comes just days after Google disclosed plans to form a new, centralized health unit at its Silicon Valley, California headquarters led by David Feinberg, a physician and… Read More »