Tech Policy for Startups: Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)
As part of our Tech Policy for Startups program, we’ve put together a brief of the basics of Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Read MoreAs part of our Tech Policy for Startups program, we’ve put together a brief of the basics of Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA).
Read More“Cloud computing” – outsourcing core infrastructural computing functions to dedicated providers – holds great promise for health care. It can result in more flexible, powerful, and reliable health information services for providers large and small. There are a number of basic questions health care providers might ask when considering cloud computing: What is it? Why would a…
Read MoreCDT supports the use of electronic health records by health care providers and by patients to improve individual and population health. However, federal incentives to promote electronic records must be accompanied by strong privacy and security policies and technical safeguards. To be eligible for financial incentives, health care providers should be required to demonstrate compliance with strong baseline privacy and…
Read MoreThe Center for Democracy & Technology submits this complaint to petition the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the recent business practices of Medical Justice Corp., a Greensboro, North Carolina-based company that specializes in contracts and services aimed at shielding the reputations of medical practitioners against online criticism.
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