Dena Mendelsohn

Pro privacy & access to affordable quality healthcare for all. Privacy @Transcarent and tweets only rep me. Alum @ConsumerReports. @[email protected]

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
HIPAA has got one P
As for As, it's got two.
#HealthPolicyValentines

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

@BraveBosom @MightyCasey @ePatientDave @ReginaHolliday @ekeeleymoore @stales @fredtrotter @itsthebunk @janoldenburg @DrSimpsonHSR @TheLizArmy @GraceCordovano @MightyCasey thank you for everything you have done on behalf of patients and to further healthcare. You have been a leader and a trailblazer.

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Damned if you do [have health coverage] damned if you don’t. Mental health care in America means trying to find an in-network therapist or gambling on what an app not covered by a health plan will do with your data. Health care and data privacy should be a right not a privilege.

[FTC @FTC]

FTC to ban online counseling service BetterHelp from revealing consumers’ data, including sensitive mental health information, to Facebook and others for targeted advertising: https://t.co/zvgfJ4BbwZ

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

#HealthPolicyValentines #HealthPolicyValentine

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Roses are red
Violets are blue
HIPAA has got one P
As for As, it's got two.
#HealthPolicyValentines

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

@thomasgermain @Gizmodo I hope they’re bringing a lot of wagons and something something western sherif analogy for an agency that doesn’t have a lot of person power for the work they want to do.

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Tell me again why the burden should be on consumers to protect data.

Apple Is Tracking You Even When Its Own Privacy Settings Say It’s Not, New Research Says https://t.co/EsNDXJPz9a

[Thomas Germain @thomasgermain]

My last @ConsumerReports story, and stop me if you heard this one before: TikTok tracks you when you're not on TikTok. Websites like Planned Parenthood, the Mayo Clinic, and the Girl Scouts are using pixels to send TikTok identifiable information about you https://t.co/fKtXTwTBQ6

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

@thomasgermain @Gizmodo Congratulations!

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

@SavageLucia @AcademyHealth @RasuShrestha @reggiewatts @StephenKonya @DrSimpsonHSR @aneeshchopra Wow planning for 2023 already? Excited to see what's to come!

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

THERES TWO A’S IN HIPAA BUT ONLY ONE P AND PEOPLE ALWAYS THINK THAT ONE P IF THEY EVEN REMEMBER ITS ONE P STANDS FOR PRIVACY BUT IT DOESNT IT STANDS FOR PORTABILITY WHICH SEEMS ODD UNLESS YOU UNDERSTAND THAT HIPAA ISNT A PRIVACY LAW BUT ITS THE BEST WE HAVE BECAUSE

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Alexa, make a clever joke about Amazon hoovering up consumers' data with its acquisition of a smart vacuum company while consumers privacy and data rights are still a giant unknown. https://t.co/56ci6ZJUoz

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

@gigastacey You don't need a law degree to work on policy or consumer protection. Jump in, read a lot, and talk with knowledgeable people.

[USGS Store @USGSstore]

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#USGSStore (U.S. residents only)

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Patients have had right of access for decades but some providers still refuse to make medical records available in a timely manner. Pathetic.

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Read this through the lense that HIPAA and state privacy laws have exceptions for sharing with law enforcement: “Aetna … said it would ‘ensure our data practices comply with all applicable laws protecting the privacy of our members.’” https://t.co/gna8cAEu9a

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

I hope this means @CRAdvocacy is returning to its mission to advocate for affordable, quality, healthcare for all. The S.Ct's decision doesn't mean we need another article (though this is a good one) it means we need more advocates and pressure on lawmakers to pass actual laws.

[Marta L. Tellado @MLTellado]

Consumer Reports has long supported access to safe, affordable healthcare for all consumers. Today’s Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade threatens that access—so we’re covering what the decision might mean for you. https://t.co/Wmcs03oaQ4

[Tam Ma @tam_tweeets]

⚠️ Abortion services remain legal in California. If a health plan denies, changes, or delays medical services, we urge Californians to contact @CADMHC Help Center at 1-888-466-2219.

[Consumer Reports @ConsumerReports]

Which states are most impacted by the recent Supreme Court ruling? Will conversations with my healthcare provider about abortion remain private? Here’s what you need to know. #RoevWade https://t.co/GVxoDj3A4D

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

HIPAA is not a privacy law and the privacy protections it affords are limited. When sharing health info, ask whether the recipient has to comply with HIPAA. @thomasgermain provides an explainer about what HIPAA does and, especially, does NOT do for you. https://t.co/zbd6SFE0YT

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

@thomasgermain Advertising to discerning people who order off the dinner menu…like you?

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

https://t.co/okhosr4sbY

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

Consumers feel like they have little control over data collected on them. Users of #reprohealth apps have reason to be wary. @ConsumerReports tested 5 apps and found shortcomings in the way all handle the sensitive user data they collect. https://t.co/RSgWTRig6s

[Dena Mendelsohn @HealthEDena]

The problem with health tech is not just a problem with health tech but a problem with the underlying [virtually nonexistant] baseline privacy protections. We called this out in 2020 when I was at @ConsumerReports and there's been zero improvement in the years since.

[Lucia Savage @SavageLucia]

News on the privacy front is not great, there's a lot of misinfo after the SCOTUS memo. @hnorms & @KHNews give you the straight dope on #period #trackers from a wide variety of experts like me, @HealthPrivacy @EFF @giulia_de_togni. Hope it helps. https://t.co/oH8EWU90ob