Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated

POSTED BY Cherie M. Ching   New informational sharing apps allow medical professionals to post photos and share comments regarding their patient’s medical conditions, similar to the components of the Instagram app.  Although these apps may provide a higher degree of efficient and effective services to medical patients, issues of breach of privacy rights and… Read More Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated

Healthcare Software Companies Subject to Patent Suits but Relatively Safe from Trolls

POSTED BY Rebecca M. Ferrante In light of the controversy surrounding the less than elegant release of the federal government’s healthcare website in October 2013, there is much current discussion on the topics of both healthcare and technology.  Where these topics intersect resides a host of issues concerning software durability, patient privacy, and big data. … Read More Healthcare Software Companies Subject to Patent Suits but Relatively Safe from Trolls