Ilan Ben Zion reports: After sprinting ahead in the race to inoculate its population against the coronavirus, Israel has struck a deal with Pfizer, promising to share vast troves of medical data with the international drug giant in exchange for the continued flow of its hard-to-get vaccine. Proponents say the [Read More…]
Samantha Cole reports: When retired web developer Catherine Kunicki tried to sign up for her first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in downtown Brooklyn, the AdvantageCare Physicians website rejected her. She received an error message that her identity couldn’t be verified through Experian, a credit monitoring company. She said she’s [Read More…]
Angela Ruggiero reports: Alameda County must release records to this news organization revealing how many people at nursing homes and other long-term congregate care facilities were infected with COVID-19 and how many died, as well as the names of facilities with confirmed cases, a judge has decided. Read more on [Read More…]
One of my go-to HIPAA law resources is attorney Jeff Drummond. He and I often disagree on politics, but I will always consider what he says This week, I found myself seriously disagreeing with one of Jeff’s blog posts. Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, you already [Read More…]