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An Ob/Gyn Reflects on Dobbs: ‘The Time Has Passed for Neutrality’

Bill of Health

A line between bodily autonomy and state’s rights, a line between the doctor-patient relationship and the law. In a post- Roe world, we are forcing doctors to practice non-evidence based medicine without any room for recourse. Something is distinctly different about this time.

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Report: Facebook Tracker Collecting Hospital Patient PHI

Compliancy Group

Use of Tracker by Hospitals Likely Violates HIPAA. An investigation by The Markup and Stat has uncovered a tracking tool used by 33 of the country’s top 100 hospitals that collects patients’ protected health information (PHI) and sends it to Facebook—including details about medical conditions, prescriptions, and physician appointments.

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A Human Rights Approach to Personal Information Technology

Bill of Health

hospital or EHR vendor) intervention or surveillance. The agent can be informal, such as a spouse or caregiver, or legally bound as a fiduciary, such as a doctor. Either way, the ability to freely choose one’s partner or licensed fiduciary is a core human right. Requests for information (forms, searches, conversations).

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The 2021 Shkreli Awards: Lown Institute Counts Down the Top 10 Healthcare Industry Abuses in the Coronavirus Pandemic

Health Populi

When he led Turing Pharmaceuticals in 2015, he acquired a license for the drug Daraprim (an anti-malarial therapy also used for HIV/AIDS), raising the drug price from $13.50 7: Hospitals punish professionals for wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in institutions. a pill to $750 a pill. ” succinctly posed by Dr. Berwick.