Both California law (CMIA) and federal law (HIPAA) contain strict provisions that detail when and how health care providers can disclose patient information and require the implementation of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the security, integrity and confidentiality of electronic health records. The DOJ’s position, however, is that CMIA and HIPAA protections do not apply to its maintenance and administration of CURES. In fact, in recent legal filings over CURES data, the Department of Justice argued that “there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in controlled substance prescribing records.” (Alwin Lewis, M.D. v. Superior Court of the State of California) Learn more at: noon46/get-the-facts/threats-to-personal-privacy/
Posted on: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 16:00:00 +0000
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