Medical economics
Small practices also at risk for data breaches
(HealthDay)—Data breaches can happen to small medical practices, but staff can take steps to prevent them, according to an article published in Medical Economics.
Aug 23, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Two methods to de-identify large patient datasets greatly reduced risk of re-identification
Two de-identification methods, k-anonymization and adding a "fuzzy factor," significantly reduced the risk of re-identification of patients in a dataset of 5 million patient records from a large cervical cancer screening ...
Jul 28, 2017
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Iowa hospital unwittingly posts 5,300 patients' data online
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics says it accidentally posted online the names, admission dates and medical records numbers of around 5,300 current and former patients for two years.
Jul 12, 2017
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Health
Medicare plans to replace Social Security numbers on cards
Old Medicare cards will be going in the shredder.
May 30, 2017
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Health
2.6 million 'inconsistencies' in federal insurance applications
(HealthDay)—Two new U.S. reports suggest it's possible that people who signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act on the federal government's health care website—or state websites in California and Connecticut—may ...
Jul 3, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Matchmaking this Valentine's Day: How it can bring you the most happiness
With Valentine's Day around the corner, you may be thinking of pairing up two friends for a date. If you follow your instinct to play Cupid, it'll pay off in happiness – not necessarily for the new couple, but definitely ...
Feb 10, 2014
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Stanford Hospital privacy breach puts data online
(AP) -- Stanford Hospital in California is blaming a subcontractor used by an outside vendor for a privacy breach that led to the posting online of medical information for thousands of emergency room patients.
Sep 9, 2011
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