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Big Data, Big Gap: Working Towards A Hipaa Framework That Covers Big Data, Ryan Mueller Oct 2022

Big Data, Big Gap: Working Towards A Hipaa Framework That Covers Big Data, Ryan Mueller

Indiana Law Journal

One lasting impact of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is the privacy protections it provides for our sensitive health information. In the era of Big Data, however, much of our health information exists outside the traditional doctor-patient dynamic. From wearable technology, to mobile applications, to social media and internet browsing, Big Data organizations collect swaths of data that shed light on sensitive health information. Big Data organizations largely fall outside of HIPAA’s current framework because of the stringent requirements for when the HIPAA protections apply, namely that the data must be held by a covered entity, and …


Confidentiality, Warning And Aids: A Proposal To Protect Patients, Third Parties And Physicians Apr 2022

Confidentiality, Warning And Aids: A Proposal To Protect Patients, Third Parties And Physicians

Touro Law Review

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Making An Offer That Can't Be Refused: The Need For Reform In The Rules Governing Informed Consent And Doctor-Patient Agreements, Timothy C. Macdonnell Jan 2022

Making An Offer That Can't Be Refused: The Need For Reform In The Rules Governing Informed Consent And Doctor-Patient Agreements, Timothy C. Macdonnell

Scholarly Articles

On a daily basis, throughout the country, patients are required to sign informed consent forms regarding the care they receive from their doctors. Informed consent forms are an important part of ensuring patients are making an intelligent, autonomous decision regarding their healthcare based on the facts related to their particular situation. However, frequently these consent forms contain what amount to contract-like terms that require patients to permit doctors to substitute other healthcare providers to care for the patient under the doctor’s supervision (substituted caregiver terms). Often these terms are presented to patients on the eve of surgery and on a …


Patching The Data Security Blanket: How A Stronger, Collaborative Ftc Is The Answer Right Under Our Nose, Jose A. Gonzalez Lopez Jan 2022

Patching The Data Security Blanket: How A Stronger, Collaborative Ftc Is The Answer Right Under Our Nose, Jose A. Gonzalez Lopez

Marquette Intellectual Property & Innovation Law Review

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