Large datasets can be useful research tools, but current government efforts to gather medical records depend on policy and technology that falls short of protecting people’s privacy.
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A standardized framework for regulating the safety and efficacy of AI in healthcare has yet to be established.
The government has provided little information about its allegations or about the criminal charges it is seeking to pursue against transgender care providers.
Including the family in a patient’s treatment plan can help shorten hospital stays and assist in recovery. But caregivers often pay a price.
While the HIPAA Privacy Rule prevents health care providers from sharing your health information without your permission, it doesn’t prevent other people from asking you about it.
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn’t protect.
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Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
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Critical Care Registered Nurse, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences, Medical School Associate; Professor of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan
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Professor of Law, Indiana University