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A patent has been issued for a laser-scatter measurement instrument for organism detection and a related network. The instrument is designed to quickly determine the presence of bacteria in fluid samples and determine the type of bacteria present. It uses optical measurements and forward-scattering signals to approximate the concentration of organisms. The network allows for the collection and storage of medical diagnostic data in a way that protects patient privacy. The instrument and network have potential applications in medical diagnosis, drug development, industrial hygiene, and food safety. [Extracted from the article]

LET'S FACE IT, THERE'S PLENTY OF DRAMA in healthcare that's not related to people, including administration, reimbursements, legislation, technology, HIPAA, Medicare, pay for performance, and the costs of running a [...]

'Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.'--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Releasing [...]

A patent has been issued to Vigilytics LLC for a system and method of de-identifying medical history information for medical underwriting. The patent describes a computer-implemented method that produces information characterizing a group of individuals from private data, while ensuring the identity of the individuals remains unattainable. The system includes an encryption server and a data server that work together to produce de-identified healthcare information for reporting the characteristics of the group. This technology aims to address the challenges faced by insurance companies in obtaining health history data for estimating risk without violating federal privacy laws. [Extracted from the article]

Over the past few years, biometrics have rapidly expanded into consumer applications like the financial market for customer authentication to payment services and withdrawing cash from ATMs in high-fraud markets. [...]

THE PAYMENT INDUSTRY HAS SIMPLIFIED PURCHASES FOR TRAVELERS with mobile wallets, virtual products and biometrics, among other innovations. Meanwhile, data breaches have prompted heightened security protocols. Cardholders also have become [...]

The geneticist took a deep breath and sighed. Christoph Nabholz then paused for a moment, considering the complex issues confronting insurers in the age of genomics. Adverse selection. Sensitive privacy [...]

Facial recognition technology, already in use at some airports, promises to usher in a brave new world of speedy airport transit where flyers breeze through checkpoints. But critics say the [...]

The article discusses news and information related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. HIPAA requires that covered entities comply with rules concerning the protection of patients' health information. It regulates relationships between business associates and covered entities. HIPAA defines protected health information as individually identifiable health information.

The article reports on the privacy threats and invasion in 1977 in the U.S. It states that the privacy of the American people is periled due to the presence of computers. It asserts that private companies and organizations store more personal files compared to federal agencies. It cites the efforts of a seven-member federal agency, chaired by David Linowes, to tackle privacy-related issues of every Americans. It also outlines the recommendations of the Linowes commission to tighten the security of Americans by extending the Privacy Act of 1974 to private firms.

A formidable alliance takes on Facebook. Investors don't seem to care LETITIA JAMES, New York's attorney-general, couldn't be blunter in describing the antitrust case lodged on December 9th against the [...]

Byline: Alexa St. John As automakers seek to make their vehicles increasingly connected -- especially given the myriad benefits that can be provided -- there are still some wrinkles to [...]

This article analyzes cybersecurity issues for retirement plans. Introduction--What Is the Risk? The loss of employee personal information due to a cyber breach is an ever-increasing concern to all employers. [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Neustar, Inc., a global information services and technology company and provider of identity resolution, today launched the Neustar Second-Party Data Marketplace powered by Fabrick(TM) to [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Internet Infrastructure Coalition ('i2Coalition'), the voice for web hosting companies, has announced that its VPN Trust Initiative (VTI) has released the VPN Trust Initiative [...]

Facebook head of global policy Nick Clegg denied reports that the company could shutter its service to Europeans if local regulators order it to suspend data transfers to the U.S. [...]

The Committee holds a hearing entitled, 'Revisiting the Need for Federal Data Privacy Legislation' with Maureen Ohlausen, Acting Chairman, Federal Trade Commission and Xavier Becerra, Attorney General, State of California [...]

Senators Ron Wyden and Sherrod Brown are demanding Amazon stop spying on its workers via social media after news surfaced that the tech giant was monitoring drivers' plans to protest [...]

Byline: Derek Hawkins WI Court of Appeals District IV Case Name: State of Wisconsin v. Jeffrey T. Ziegler Case No.: 2019AP858-CR Officials: NASHOLD, J. Focus: Plea Withdrawal Sufficiency of Evidence [...]

Enables faster turnaround times, and ensures better adherence to data privacy requirements Offers integrated passport, A4 Legal and A3 flatbed scanning capabilities Features card reader accessory that supports third-party readers [...]

Belgium's data protection authority has fined Google EUR600,000 for not complying with European rules over an individual's 'right to be forgotten' online, Reuters' Kate Abnett reports. The penalty is the [...]

THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER Privacy Act (CCPA) was signed into law in June 2018 and went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the CCPA, California consumers are granted robust data [...]

WORLDWIDE COMPUTER PRODUCTS NEWS-June 12, 2020-VIRI reports launch of global anonymous contact tracing platform to contain COVID-19 (C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Contact tracing platform VIRI said on Thursday that it [...]

WORLDWIDE COMPUTER PRODUCTS NEWS-June 9, 2020-ChristianaCare announces Employee COVID-19 Symptom Monitoring and Testing Programme to help Americans get back to work safely (C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Healthcare organisation ChristianaCare reported [...]

SurveyMonkey announced its latest return to work offering for enterprise customers, including leadership check-in survey templates, HIPAA-compliant features for health monitoring surveys, and professional services. The solution will give operational [...]

Byline: Derek Hawkins 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Case Name: Christine Bryant v. Compass Group USA, Inc., Case No.: 20-1443 Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and RIPPLE and ROVNER, Circuit Judges. [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Dahua Technology, with its award-winning AI deep-leaning algorithms, has released WizMind, a wide range of project-oriented products that adopt industry-leading deep learning algorithms, such as [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the cloud communications platform, has announced that Twilio Programmable Video will power Zocdoc's new free, HIPAA-compliant telehealth video solution, the company said. Any [...]

Twilio announced that Twilio Programmable Video will power Zocdoc's new free, HIPAA-compliant telehealth video solution. Any provider can sign up to use Zocdoc's Video Service, powered by Twilio, to facilitate [...]

LogMeIn announced a new addition to its GoTo Unified Communications & Collaboration portfolio with a new version of GoToMeeting designed with the needs of telehealth professionals in mind. GoToMeeting for [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), a fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, has announced the [...]

SurveyMonkey announced that the Rhode Island Department of Health has deployed SurveyMonkey's Enterprise Solution and Salesforce Integration in approximately 11 days to assist in COVID-19 tracking efforts. Through its HIPAA-compliant [...]

Honda of North America's financial services unit has told workers across its regional offices that they are considered 'essential' workers, since various state mandates allow 'financial institutions' to continue business [...]

Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) said they are adding stronger privacy protections to its upcoming contact-tracing tool for COVID-19, and a beta version of the tool will roll out for [...]

LabCorp and Ciox Health announced an agreement to collaborate on a U.S.-based COVID-19 patient data registry. This registry will house curated, HIPAA-compliant de-identified data sets to expedite clinical research and [...]

A UPS worker in Kentucky has died this past weekend due to a COVID-19 infection, Lisa Baertlein of Reuters reported, citing Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear at a public health briefing. [...]

Management holds a webinar to help organizations learn about its no-cost, HIPAA-compliant COVID-19 Response Management Application on April 3 at 11 am. [Webcast [...]

Tracey Porpora of the Advance/SILive. wrote that Amazon has notified employees that 'there are three more confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) at JFK8.' 'We wanted to let you know we [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Garage is offering immediate availability of its HIPAA-compliant telehealth application to current risk-bearing healthcare organization partners in efforts to help overcome communication and disruption [...]

Extreme Networks has developed solutions such as the Portable Branch Kit to provide connectivity to temporary remote office locations. To facilitate virus testing and prevent healthcare facilities from getting overrun [...]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is disputing a Washington Post report that the government is in talks with the tech industry about leveraging smartphone location data to combat the disease, raising [...]

WORLDWIDE COMPUTER PRODUCTS NEWS-March 18, 2020-Deltapath to launch new HIPAA Compliant healthcare technology app in response to COVID- 19 (C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Deltapath, a cloud-based communication provider, is launching [...]

In a statement, U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. a national emergency and issued a number of declarations related to the outbreak. The Secretary of [...]

Cellcom Israel announced the previously reported settlement agreement filed with the court in February 2017, in relation to a purported class action filed against the company in 2015, was approved [...]

Investors think the techlash is over. That judgment is premature IN 2018 A new word entered Silicon Valley's lexicon: the 'techlash', or the risk of a consumer and regulatory revolt [...]

Byline: Michael Brady As the industry continues to push back on looming interoperability rules, a top federal official last week reinforced the message that scare tactics about patient privacy won't [...]

Byline: Matthew Weinstock FEB. 10-11: Health IT's version of Lollapalooza gets rolling in Washington, D.C. Policy wonks and other industry leaders will gather for Health Datapalooza to talk about using [...]

Byline: Annalise Frank An Ann Arbor-based maker of HIPAA-compliant clinical research software has raised $2.5 million in equity financing, with more than 80 percent coming from funds outside Michigan. Ripple [...]