Tag: mental health and privacy
âBig Pharma and the Big Push for Patients to Take Their...
âThe pharma industry loses tens of billions in worldwide sales each year when patients donât fill, or refill, their prescriptions,â Rebecca Robbins reports for STAT. So...
âObama Gun Regs Ease Mental Health Reporting to FBIâ
"HHS said it took pains to avoid any change to gun check reporting that would weaken physicianâpatient confidentiality and deter individuals from voluntarily seeking...
âGoogle’s Latest Hire Has a Creepy Plan to Track Your Mental...
Google has hired the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Thomas Insel, with plans to create âa wearable sensor to measure mood, cognition and anxiety.â Gizmodo points out the problems with this idea:âOne can easily imagine a message popping up on some poor desk jockeyâs monitor: âYouâre not in the right mood today. Please take a day of unpaid leave.â Or, worse: âWeâve detected signs of mental instability, based on how youâve been talking and sleeping. Please report to a doctor immediately.ââ
âWhen Students Become Patients, Privacy Suffersâ
ProPublica explains why a university mental health center contacted the estranged parents of a student over eighteen without her consent, and why another studentâs personal counseling records were used against her in a sexual-assault investigation.