Highlights of the Final Omnibus HIPAA Rule
January 30, 2013 | Issue Brief
This brief details changes to the federal rule implementing modifications to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Privacy and Confidentiality
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Adolescents' Needs for Health Care Privacy
December 1, 2010 | Journal Article
A study of adolescents' privacy preferences in a health care setting found that adolescents value psychological, social, physical and informational privacy, and recommended that providers consider all aspects of privacy when caring for adolescents.
Researchers Compile State Health Privacy Statutes, Identify Best Principles
May 16, 2003 | Program Results Report
In 1999, the Health Privacy Project of the Institute for Health Care Research and Policy published a compilation of health privacy statutes in all 50 states and a "consensus document" of best principles for shaping health privacy policy.
For Your Eyes Only: Conference Attendees Identify Strategies for Maintaining Privacy of Health Care Data
June 1, 2000 | Program Results Report
Health Systems Research sponsored a national conference entitled "Protecting the Confidentiality of Patient Information in a Rapidly Changing Health Care System: A National Conference" on January 14, 1998, in Washington.
Medical Information in the Balance - Innovative Uses Versus Potential Abuses of Confidentiality
June 30, 2000 | Program Results Report
In 1998, the Alliance for Health Reform held two briefings on the topic of confidentiality of medical information.
MYOB: Symposium Participants Debate Privacy, Confidentiality and the Appropriate Use of Mental Health Information
January 31, 1999 | Program Results Report
The Carter Center, an Atlanta-based nonprofit organization working to promote peace and health worldwide, held three Rosalynn Carter Annual Symposium on Mental Health Policy from 1995 through 1997.
Perspectives on Confidential Care for Adolescent Girls
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Despite the importance of access to risk-appropriate reproductive care, there is limited information on the perspectives of mothers and daughters about facilitators and barriers to receiving this care. Researchers conducted five focus groups with a ...
Physicians and Social Media: First, Do No Harm.
July 27, 2012 | Human Capital Blog Post
The boards also answered questions about how they handled the violations. Fifty-six percent of the boards said physician misconduct online led to serious disciplinary outcomes—license to practice was either restricted, suspended, or revoked. My coll ...
Many Physicians Failing Social Media 101
March 28, 2012 | Story
State medical boards report an increase in reports of doctors behaving badly online. A grantee works to identify problems and develop Internet guidelines for medical professionals.
Physician Violations of Online Professionalism and Disciplinary Actions
March 21, 2012 | Journal Article
Online professionalism will be important to address and discipline as the role of the Internet increases in society. This research letter examines the oversight by licensing authorities for physician uses of the Internet and disciplinary consequences for violations.