The threats to health privacy in the face of the Ebola scare has not escaped the notice of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). As we reported last month, a
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Which Privacy Protections Apply? HIPAA, FERPA and Ebola
By Elizabeth G. Litten on
Recent news articles regarding a New Jersey elementary school’s handling of the enrollment of two new students from Rwanda provided another glimpse of Ebola hysteria and the opportunity for me…
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Ebola In The News – Is Too Much PHI Being Revealed And By Whom?
By William Maruca on
The names and photos of the late Thomas Eric Duncan and his former nurse Nina Pham are all over news media reports of the first cases of Ebola in the…
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