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What in the world is HIPAA and why do I keep getting all these "privacy notices" with fine print in the mail?

HIPAA is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It supports neither portability, accountability, nor privacy. CLOUD does, by letting you decide when and if you'll let others know that your health history belongs to you -- and keeping your identity and your information private until you decide to let someone see it.

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Posts Tagged Security

Digital Debacle for EHRs in Britain: The Challenge of Using 19th Century Thinking to Solve 21st Century Problems

Mar 15

Posted by Gary in CLOUD Health | 1 Comment

Last week’s Daily Telegraph in the UK reveals the challenges we will face with EHRs in the United States if we do not change our perspective on the solution before cementing 19th century approaches into rules at HHS. “Patient’s Medical Records Go Online Without Consent,” by Kate Develin does an excellent job of looking at the implications of seeing this as a records problem rather than a patients problem.  EHRs divorced from the patients to whom they belong is at the heart of the digital debacle in Britain.

The following quote is at the very heart of the privacy issue:

The “summary” records contain basic medical information including illnesses, vaccination history, and could include medication patients have been given. Ages and addresses are also included. (emphasis added)

The issue with privacy on the Internet today is that the data silos into which our records are poured not only include What I Am™ but Who I Am™.  The combination of critical health information Read the rest of this entry »

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Express Scripts data breach: Isolated Incident or Endemic Problem?

Oct 19

Posted by Gary in CLOUD Health | 2 Comments

Express Scripts data breach may have hit 700,000 victims

SC Magazine | Chuck Miller | October 1, 2009

Last year’s data breach of St. Louis-based Express Scripts may be more serious than initially believed.

In November 2008, the major pharmacy benefit management firm said it received an anonymous letter that included the names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and, in some cases, prescription information of 75 members. The writer or writers threatened to release millions of more records if the business failed to pay an unspecified sum of money.

In the last two months, based on new information from the extortionists, Express Scripts began notifying more than 700,000 victims of their personal information may have been compromised.

CLOUD Take: It is interesting that a data breach that affected 700,000 people is perceived as a breach of Express Scripts.  Although the point of loss may have been systems at Express Scripts, there were 700,000 breaches, not one. Read the rest of this entry »

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Bank Technology News Reports Consumers Want to Control Personal Information

Oct 12

Posted by Paul in Banking, CLOUD Finance, Security, Users | No Comments

James Van Dyke writes in the Oct. 2009 Bank Technology News that new research shows more than 80% of bank customers see themselves as part of security solutions. This is good news for safer and more efficient use of data in all Internet transactions.

With consumers seeking greater participation in their security, banks, issuers, merchants, and vendors can take advantage of the tremendous growth opportunities in the financial security sector. Security professionals can improve their ability to fund strategic investments in customer-partnered security methods, using factual research data to bolster business cases with benefits such as increased customer acquisition, cross-selling, loyalty, and increased preference at point-of purchase.

CLOUD’s priority is the creation of standards to make consumer control over their own information faster, easier and less expensive.

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