In doing research for a story she was recently working on for CNN, Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen stumbled upon her own personal health information online.
“There it was,” she says, “in black, white, and hypertext blue. My annual mammograms; the visits to the po...
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sue
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 at 01:55 PMA Wild Frontier
Jane M. Martin
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 03:56 PMThanks Sue,
Yes, it's very scary to think that our medical info might be available to just anyone. She didn't say exactly how she came across it. She probably doesn't want us seeing it either, which I certainly understand!
The internet is such a new and exciting -- but rather wild -- frontier. All this stuff is out there and on there and up there and without a whole lot of regulation. You're right though, if we can place orders and have other info online, it makes sense that medical info is, as well. Just as with anything else, if done responsibly it can be a good thing, if not, it can be a disaster.
I guess it comes down to doing some checking and going with a reputable company that has earned the trust of consumers. Buyer beware.
Jane.
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Great post Jane. It really is a bit scary to think all that information was readily available online. However, I suspect (and I coudl be wrong) that Ms Cohen must hav ehad to enter some kind of username and password. As well there has to be some kind of security measures by the health insurance companies to make sure the servers are not being hacked.
I guess my point is if we will put our credit info on a website to by a pizza or clothing, or anything, why not our medical information?
All the best, sue
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