Patient data safety rules widely disregarded, unenforced

By Joe Eaton

As the federal government prepares to spend up to $27 billion in stimulus funds to promote electronic medical records, a health technology i

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pam Dixon":

"… lth care information society. “The HIPAA police are not coming around.”Pam Dixon, executive director of the World Privacy Forum, a consumer privacy organiz …"

Privacy advocates want stricter rules for online, patient-controlled health records

By Kimberly Leonard

Privacy groups say clearer rules are needed for online, patient-controlled health records, but an HHS study of the issue is 18 months late

Excerpts from this story referencing "Pam Dixon":

"… public that all health information is under HIPAA, but it’s not,” said Pam Dixon, executive director of the World Privacy Forum, a nonprofit public researc …"

State attorneys general not leaping to embrace HIPAA enforcement

By Kimberly Leonard

Congress gave state attorneys general authority to pursue HIPAA privacy and security breaches, but not much has happened

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"… hat Congress received, so that’s why they put the provisions in there.”Pam Dixon, executive director at the World Privacy Forum, said HHS “has a woeful t …"