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Professor Nicolas Terry talked about HIPAA in a news story in Washington Internet Daily titled “Role of HIPAA Questioned as Health Industry Goes Digital.” The item was published February 26.

“Our esteemed health and security privacy rules that go by the name of HIPAA do not protect most medical information that lives outside of traditional healthcare,” Professor Terry comments. He further points out that while the rules protect health information given to doctors, health insurers, and pharmacists, it “doesn’t do anything to protect health or wellness information you may have posted on Facebook or most apps on your phone.”

Professor Terry is the Hall Render Professor of Law and executive director of the Hall Center for Law and Health. His research interests lie primarily at the intersection of medicine, law, and information technology. His recent scholarship has dealt with health privacy, social media and health, big data, and health care fragmentation. He recently launched the podcast “The Week in Health Law.” He is one of the permanent bloggers at HealthLawProf and at Harvard Law School’s Bill of Health.  His recent publications are available on the Social Science Research Network, and he can be followed on Twitter @nicolasterry.