New Resource Offers Up-to-Date Information on Health Information Law

"Those in the fields of law, health care, consumer protection, information technology, public health, and insurance now have a single destination for up-to-date information on health information law and changes in the legal and policy landscapes that affect its implementation. Researchers at Legal Barriers, a project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, have developed HealthInfoLaw.org—a website designed to serve as a practical, online resource regarding laws governing access, use, release, and publication of health information. The site addresses the legal issues that arise as health information moves fully into an electronic phase, as well as how the revolution in how health information is created, collected, and exchanged affects classic legal issues such as privacy, confidentiality, and liability for the quality and safety of health care. HealthInfoLaw.org is an especially useful resource for those involved in regional quality improvement collaboratives, as it enables users to see and understand the ways in which state law intersects with federal requirements and programs." Reposted at http://www.keystothecloset.blogspot.com

47 Years Ago: September 1964

A small group of activists picketed at the Army's Whitehall Street Induction Center in Manhattan in protest after the confidentiality of gay men's draft records was violated. The action was led by members of the New York Mattachine Society and is considered by many sources to be the first gay rights demonstration in America. Although the organizers had contacted reporters, none of them came to cover the demonstration. It was early LGBT actions like this — and the media indifference to them — that helped set the stage for the Task Force being founded in 1973.

From The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Newsletter. Reposted at Keystothecloset@blogspot.org