Stopping Identity Theft This new book—available March 6, 2009—outlines 10 steps you can take to protect yourself or your family from ID theft and medical identity theft, the fastest growing crime in America. By reading this book, you will learn what to do now to safeguard your bank…
Privacy Topic: Medical
A listing of news items, events, books, and publications on the selected topic area.
News & Headlines
- November 09, 2011 Panel emphasizes safety in digitization of health records
- May 31, 2011 Breaches lead to push to protect medical data
- January 31, 2011 Your Rx or your privacy
- January 12, 2011 Issues with computerizing medical records
- August 23, 2010 Tougher medical privacy rules sought
Publications
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Patient’s Guide to HIPAA. This guide explains how you can use the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to protect your medical privacy.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Filing a health information privacy complaint. You have the right to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for violations of your medical privacy.
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Questions & Answers About Privacy & Your Credit Report. Privacy abuses are on the increase, including credit fraud and identity theft, a fast-growing crime in which an impostor applies for credit under a victim's name. "Questions and Answers about Privacy and Credit Reports" offers in-depth information on privacy and credit reports, bank accounts and marketing as well as new laws designed to help people better control how their personal information is used.
Monday, June 23, 2003
Privacy and Your Credit Report. Our personal financial information is more easily available and far less secure in the computer age than it was in the days of old-fashioned filing cabinets. "Privacy and Your Credit Report" explains why the information contained in your credit report can, in the wrong hands, be used to abuse your privacy. It also explains how California residents have strong privacy rights with new laws and an office of privacy protection.
CA News & Special Reports
Consumer Action INSIDER - October 2010 This issue of Consumer Action INSIDER includes stories about the success of a Louisiana group that is using our MoneyWi$e modules to help people become financially self-sufficient; health privacy proposed rules that don't make the grade; a new content partnership with Insure.com; a credit card… ( Thursday, September 30, 2010 )
On Our Radar
- August 04, 2011 Map of medical identity theft reveals geographic patterns The World Privacy Forum has published an interactive map of medical identity theft occurrences in the United States, based on complaints to the Federal Trade Commission.
Coalition
- December 02, 2009 Report cards grade privacy of online personal health records Consumer Action's coalition partner, Patient Privacy Rights, has launched a report card that evaluates the privacy options in five popular personal health records systems.
- June 30, 2009 Ensure "meaningful use" by giving consumers control Consumer Action signed onto a coalition letter to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee, which is tasked with defining how implementation of electronic health records will meet the standard of "meaningful use," such as reducing hospital admission times. The letter asks the Committee to include the ability for patients to control the uses and disclosures of their protected health information in this definition.
- January 14, 2009 HIT cannot be successful without strong privacy protections In a letter to Democratic leadership, Consumer Action and its coalition members urged Congress to include key privacy protections in any upcoming health IT legislation.
- December 19, 2008 President-elect should live up to promises to strengthen privacy Consumer Action joined a coalition of groups concerned about privacy in a letter to President-elect Obama reminding him of his promises to increase consumer privacy protections.
- May 02, 2008 E-Prescribing legislation must include privacy protection In conjunction with its Patient Privacy Coalition partners, Consumer Action asked Senators Baucus and Grassley, Representatives Rangel, McCrery, Dingell and Barton to include a privacy provision in any e-prescribing legislation before them.
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