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HIPAA

The federal Privacy Rule that took effect in 2003 under the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is based on fair information practices and represents a landmark in health privacy protection.  Notwithstanding more than five years of experience in implementing the Privacy Rule, myths about its provisions still persist. 

 
 

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Name Issues Date
Deven McGraw will participate in a panel: Think Tank: Legal Issues in Active Medical Product Surveillance
Event: Supported by a grant from FDA, the one-day workshop will feature productive discussion and exchange...
3/8/2010
CDT Health IT Breakfast Panel
Event: Implementation of Health IT: The Payoff for the Patient? The panel will explore the potential for...
2/12/2010
CDT Calls for Strong Privacy Provisions to be Included in Economic Stimulus Package
Press Release:   Washington-The Center for Democracy & Technology today, in testimony before the Senate...
1/27/2009
CDT Paper Debunks Common Health Privacy Myths
Statement: People have significant privacy concerns about putting their medical records online. Those...
1/9/2009
HHS's Leavitt Announces New Privacy Principles, Agency Issues Guidance
Statement: HHS Secretary Leavitt announced Monday new key privacy principles for electronic health information...
12/17/2008

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Find all our latest testimony, papers, and other reports here.

Name Author Issues Date
Health Information Privacy: Current Trends, Future Opportunities
Comment: CDT has filed these comments in advance of the FTC's 3rd "Exploring Privacy"...
3/1/2010
Testimony of Deven McGraw
Testimony: Testimony of Deven McGraw before the California Senate Committee on Health on "Health...
Deven McGraw 3/13/2009
Testimony of Deven McGraw
Testimony: Testimony of Deven McGraw before the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Health IT: Protecting...
Deven McGraw 1/27/2009
Myths and Facts about HIPAA, Part 2
Report: These Myths and Facts documents answer common myths about HIPAA and health privacy. These facts...
Deven McGraw 1/9/2009
File a Health Privacy Complaint
Paper: HIPAA Privacy Complaint Form
Deven McGraw 11/11/2008

Featured Blog Posts

Last month, we blogged about how Humana (and maybe some other health plans) sent warnings through letters to its Medicare beneficiaries that they could lose their health care benefits and services due to health care reform legislation pending in... Continued »
Last week we learned that Humana -- and possibly some other Medicare plans -- inappropriately used enrollees' personal data to send them letters saying they could lose their benefits and services due to the impending health care reform legislation... Continued »
CDT published an article in iHealthBeat yesterday, calling on the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take charge on privacy issues. In the iHealthBeat article, CDT points out that HHS should take full advantage of the opportunities... Continued »
On Monday night, a website called HealthDataRights.org went live.  The site promotes better access to one's own health data, and serves as a portal where individuals and entities can endorse/support A Declaration of Health Data Rights... Continued »