Dr. David Lenihan has an OpEd on CPO that has me shaking my head “no.” He writes, in part: While one might think that U.S. doctors, pharmacies, hospitals, insurers, medical service providers, and healthcare/wellness facilities are the primary entities that could potentially leak, share, or exploit private patient data, the [Read More…]
David Ingram reports: Whether they realize it or not, about 200 million people in the United States now likely have access to a Covid-19 digital vaccine card. The digital pass known as the SMART Health Card is voluntary and minimal by design to protect personal information. It has a person’s [Read More…]
GRC World Forum reports: Leading public, private, educational and research organisations across the US healthcare and life sciences industries have announced the formation of the Artificial Intelligence Industry Innovation Coalition (AI3C). The coalition brings together the Brookings Institution, Cleveland Clinic, Duke Health, Intermountain Healthcare, Microsoft, Novant Health, Plug and Play, [Read More…]
Jonathan Edwards reports: Simon Bramhall finished transplanting the liver inside his patient in 2013 before going back for a final flourish. Bramhall, now 57, used an electric beam to burn the letters “S” and “B” into the organ he’d just put into the patient. The doctor had branded the unsuspecting [Read More…]