Personal Health Information
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Microsoft to acquire search start-up Medstory

News Acquisition of company specializing in health-related searches will become part of Microsoft's nascent Health Solutions Group.

Tuesday, February 27 2007 11:40 AM

Tags: Search, Acquisitions

Google Health beta test begins

News Company's personal portal for storing medical records essentially creates a master database of an individual's health information.

Tuesday, May 20 2008 09:38 AM

Tags: Search, Data security, Google Inc., Beta, software, health insurance, U.S., health care, spokesman, Google Apps

FTC opens inquiry into health care site privacy

News

Friday, June 01 2001 03:34 PM

New privacy guidelines for US e-health records

News As U.S. president-elect Barack Obama calls for widespread adoption of e-medical records, the Department of Health and Human Services is offering more privacy guidelines for them.

Thursday, December 18 2008 11:45 AM

Tags: Privacy, Data security, Security Management, Service level management, U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services, personal health information, E-health, accountability, Mike Leavitt, electronic health record

Thieves nab 55,000 U.S. student records

News Online attackers stole information on more than 55,000 students and faculty from insecure database servers at the University of Texas at Austin, the school said on Wednesday.

Friday, March 07 2003 09:36 AM

"Sickie" site gets privacy warning

News An Australian-based Web site that allows businesses to dob in serial “sickie” takers and compensation claimants has been reminded of its obligations under new privacy laws to be implemented this year.

Friday, August 31 2001 04:25 PM