The Right to Privacy — What a Novel Concept
MedCity News July 24, 2024
The current piecemeal state-by-state regulation approach is a feeble patchwork and ready for collapse under the first strong blow. It’s high time we craft a robust and uniform effort to safeguard our patients’ digital rights.
Finally! A consumer-centric act that prioritizes the rights and protections of individuals, ensuring data is treated with the utmost respect and care.
The healthcare industry is dominated by a constant looming threat of data breaches that prey upon and exploit our most private information. Recently the American Privacy Rights Act discussion draft — led by House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) — was put forth, and this...