First Family's Health: Privacy vs. Public's Right to Know
ABC News -
Mrs. Bush did not lie about the squamous cell carcinoma. She simply remained silent until a reporter asked about the bandage below her right knee, a bandage she has worn for more than five weeks. Tony Snow told reporters, "I think you guys are trying to whip this up into something much larger than it is." Unlike President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, he said, "other members of the family" do not reveal medical problems "and have not done so in prior administrations, and are not likely to do so."
2006-12-31
Health Hazard: Computers Spilling Your History
Lakeland Ledger, FL -
Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan, the ranking Democrat who is expected to become chairman of the Energy and Commerce committee next month, said that expanding electronic health care systems “clearly has great potential benefit.” But he added that “it also poses serious threats to patients’ privacy by creating greater amounts of personal information susceptible to thieves, rascals, rogues and unauthorized users.” Members of his committee, as well as the House Ways and Means Committee, have been struggling with such issues.
2006-12-29
First Family's Health: Privacy vs. Public's Right to Know
ABC News -
Mrs. Bush did not lie about the squamous cell carcinoma. She simply remained silent until a reporter asked about the bandage below her right knee, a bandage she has worn for more than five weeks. Tony Snow told reporters, "I think you guys are trying to whip this up into something much larger than it is." Unlike President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, he said, "other members of the family" do not reveal medical problems "and have not done so in prior administrations, and are not likely to do so."
2006-12-28
Health Hazard: Computers Spilling Your History
Lakeland Ledger, FL -
Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan, the ranking Democrat who is expected to become chairman of the Energy and Commerce committee next month, said that expanding electronic health care systems “clearly has great potential benefit.” But he added that “it also poses serious threats to patients’ privacy by creating greater amounts of personal information susceptible to thieves, rascals, rogues and unauthorized users.” Members of his committee, as well as the House Ways and Means Committee, have been struggling with such issues.
2006-12-27
County asked to disclose illnesses
Inside Bay Area, CA -
"Resolution of the Times' request is important because it intersects many important and complex issues, including the public's ability to access information about government business, the privacy rights of facility residents who may have been exposed to an illness, and the community's interest in encouraging facilities to immediately report outbreaks of illness before they spread," San Mateo County Deputy Counsel David Silberman wrote in a statement to the Times on Friday. "The county needs to take the time necessary to properly evaluate and weigh these interests and ensure full compliance with California and federal law."
2006-12-20
Call for national surveillance unit for heart disease and stroke
TheHeart.Org, NY -
2006-12-19
Americans Have Serious Concerns About E-Health Privacy, Says
Government Technology, CA -
"Americans understand that quality of care could improve and costs decrease when their health information is available over the Internet to them and those who care for them. And they are clearly ready to do their part to improve our health care system," said Zoe Baird, president of the Markle Foundation, which funded the research. "But consumers also have significant privacy concerns which must be addressed if we are to have sufficient consumer confidence to support a national commitment to electronic health records. People expect the federal government to establish rules that protect electronic personal health information from being used inappropriately."
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