Levy: Web Surfer, Heal Thyself | Newsweek Voices - Steven Levy

Posted By: Surfer4039 @ 05/08/2008 8:50:11 PM

Comment: There are other, smaller companies that are trying to support patients access to their medical records on a safe, convenient, protable and password protected Flash Drive. MyMedicalHistoryOnline.com will compile a patients medical records into a secure PDF file and mile the drive to the patient - Total Control, Total Portability, No Big Brother. This enables patients who travel, work away from home or have cronic health problems to carry their entire health history on a password protected Flash Drive that can be read by almost any doctor or Emergencty Room around the world. No need for Internet access, no monthly fees.

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Posted By: jdcarr @ 03/25/2008 7:51:37 PM

Comment: The HIPAA regulations are in Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and the privacy requirements are specifically in Part 164 of 45CFR. You can find the regs at: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/finalreg.html

I am NOT claiming to be any sort of expert on HIPAA, but I have been responsible for regulatory compliance of medical device companies for almost 2 decades. Here is one of the definitions in the regulation:
"Covered functions means those functions of a covered entity the performance of which makes the entity a health plan, health care provider, or health care clearinghouse." However, if Google or M$ have been contracted to process data by a "covered function," then the covered health care entity must still comply. You can't just ignore the regulation because you contract with some other company to handle your data.

Posted By: premedboya @ 02/25/2008 8:36:56 PM

Comment: While I'm sure giving Google your data is good for their analytics division, I think there are other options for patient activists like http://righthealth.com and http://curehunter.com .

I wonder what kind of business model they are going to put on this? Selling anonymous data to pharma? Adwords on your medical record?

Posted By: premedboya @ 02/25/2008 8:35:36 PM

Comment: While I'm sure giving Google your data is good for their analytics division, I think there are other options for patient activists like http://righthealth.com and http://curehunter.com .

I wonder what kind of business model they are going to put on this? Selling anonymous data to pharma? Adwords on your medical record?

Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 02/24/2008 10:15:09 PM

Comment: It's hard to trust anyone these days. I use confidential Find-RX.com

Posted By: drbonis @ 02/24/2008 1:57:57 PM

Comment: People is really sensible to the confidentiality of their medical data. It is critical information.

The danger with Google Health and HealthVault is that somebody in the future crack their security systems.

Also the fact about a private company getting data about your health must concern us.

There is an alternative, http://www.keyose.com/, designed by the doctor that described the first case of Wiiitis, its philosophy is based on total anonymous users. A smart mechanism allows the store of clinical record without asking you any personal data (not even your email).

Confidentiality is in such a way assured.

Posted By: drbonis @ 02/24/2008 1:57:40 PM

Comment: People is really sensible to the confidentiality of their medical data. It is critical information.

The danger with Google Health and HealthVault is that somebody in the future crack their security systems.

Also the fact about a private company getting data about your health must concern us.

There is an alternative, http://www.keyose.com/, designed by the doctor that described the first case of Wiiitis, its philosophy is based on total anonymous users. A smart mechanism allows the store of clinical record without asking you any personal data (not even your email).

Confidentiality is in such a way assured.

Posted By: slickjesus @ 02/23/2008 10:31:07 PM

Comment: Let's see....phone companies are outside the law when divulging information. The government is outside the law when seeking or divulging information. The patient (aka citizen) has no rights, The talk is just that talk. I've yet to see privacy protected unless it is convenient. My country and government have disowned me.

Posted By: kmmarie @ 02/23/2008 8:38:48 PM

Comment: I not to sure how complacated this will become and time comsumneing as well

Posted By: BenjaminWright @ 02/23/2008 6:04:58 PM

Comment: Maybe consumers can use contract law to enhance the privacy of their health records. <a href="http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html">http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html</a> http://hack-igations.blogspot.com/2008/02/contracts-for-patient-privacy.html

Posted By: phiomalibumalibu @ 02/23/2008 4:54:30 PM

Comment: Medical files should be kept safe and secure. The HIPAA regulations came a little to late, as most of the information that was "private" and held by most health care providers was transferred to India as early as 1999 when IT data was transmitted to OffShore India Companies. I was shocked to see that all personal data including SSN's and Home Addresses made it's way to India before the regulations took affect. I worked for a major nationwide health care organization. I don't know how this data was used and if it was kept safe. HIPAA compliance was too little, too late. Now I use HealthnRadiance.com

and get most of my medical needs filled online! Without my ssn being exposed.

Posted By: cerebral_but_dull @ 02/23/2008 4:11:34 PM

Comment: It won't happen, but step #1 is for Congress to pass laws establishing penalties for identity theft. My information has been lost to stolen laptop computers twice this year alone; in one case by my medical insurance company. They say "Sorry!" but where are the appropriate fines that will get them to change business practices so my personal records don't go onto laptops that then go missing? When Microsoft and google agree to pay $250,000 for any customer whose records are compromised, only then should the records go on their servers.

Posted By: Kathy J. @ 02/23/2008 3:54:31 PM

Comment: The idea that doctors would not repeat tests already done somewhere else is a fallacy. There is no guarantee that the tests were done correctly and no doctor is going to risk his/her liability . Places like the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo have no respect for what they refer to as the "LMD"...local medical doctor. Patients go to the big medical centers to have problems fixed that were not solved locally .

Somewhere there is a lot of money to be made and it will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Posted By: country_main @ 02/23/2008 1:31:53 PM

Comment: Insane, I deal with various companies on a daily basis via email. Many times I will email a document and the next day my spam filter will catch 30 - 40 spam messages that I was not receiving before. Many organizations not to even mention personal computers are under the control of criminals who have them full of malware, and can control the machines at their leasure. There can be no reasonable expectations that a persons health records can remain secure in this type of environment.