Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (R), who is running for re-election in November, on Friday said he not was trying to further a political agenda but to protect children when he sought access to the medical records of 90 women … Continue reading →

The Texas Medical Board last week adopted rules requiring physicians to gain written and notarized parental consent before performing an abortion on a minor. more

A bigger threat may be caused by the very companies who keep electronic health records, she said, because electronic health information can be compiled, bought and sold — sometimes without a patient’s consent. more

Five major U.S. corporations have joined forces to create a “medical Internet” on which some 2.5 million people can compile their personal health records in one location, providing convenient access to everything from prescriptions and cholesterol readings to family medical … Continue reading →

Banning home HIV testing kits is unwarranted and a breach of patient autonomy, a UK health expert argues. more

The Bush administration has no clear strategy to protect the privacy of patients as it promotes the use of electronic medical records throughout the nation`s health care system, federal investigators say in a new report. As a result, Mr. Akaka … Continue reading →

There has been much debate over whether GPs should prescribe contraception to under-16s without telling their parents. Contraceptives, abortion and sexual transmitted infection advice and treatment can therefore be provided to young people under the age of 16, without parents … Continue reading →

A hospital has lost 100 computer disks containing personal information about patients. The disks, which were to be destroyed, are believed to have been disposed of “inadvertently” with other waste. more

Recognizing the sensitive nature of sharing health records, Google said it has built in several security measures to preserve privacy. Users choose who can view their histories, and the link to the patient’s profile will work only in connection with … Continue reading →

In fact, if your pediatrician doesn’t ask you to leave the room during teen visits, maybe he or she should. “The pediatrician should spend most of the office visit alone with the adolescent,” according to Dr. David Tayloe, president of … Continue reading →