Health industry winning round on privacy of digital health records

By Emma Schwartz

Health industry regulators limit when patients must learn of a breach

Excerpts from this story referencing "ChoicePoint":

"… n got into unauthorized hands. Few people took notice until 2005 when ChoicePoint, a Georgia-based data-collecting company, was forced to notify tens of tho …"

"… n identity thieves. No other state had a similar requirement, so initially ChoicePoint refused to notify people elsewhere, sparking outrage from many consumers a …"