Hipaa was supposed to be a good thing when it was first created but since then it seems to be more of a nightmare. I think the reason for that is businesses and medical industries are not following it in many cases. It’s there for our privacy but as we know only to well, there is no such thing as privacy. Read More

Your privacy when it comes to medical data should be a given but many times that is not the case. You would be surprised to find out that your private files is often more like an open book. Read more about this.

HIPAA was passed in 1996 to help protect a patients privacy and private medical files. However when it comes to patient cancer trials, even when the doctors have a patients approval to get their records, the hospitals are reluctant to release the information. This has caused less cancer patients to be accepted in trial studies and has also raised cost.
Clinical trials hurting for help

A paramedic in Kansas posted pictures on the internet of a deadly crash involving an ATV and school bus. He said he had the parents permission but he’s in hot water because of it. His posting to the internet is against HIPAA rules.

Paramedic suspended after posting photos of ATV crash on Internet