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Not directly related to the article, but it seems pretty risky (and potentially not HIPAA compliant) to release photographs of software with protected health information on them.[1]

I do a lot of work with security in the healthcare field, and I'm pretty sure it's a big no-no to release information like that. Where it gets interesting is that I'm confident that the patient herself okayed the information... so where does that leave responsibility for the PHI?

I don't actually know the answer, but I'd certainly be interested in finding out.

[1]: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/files/2012/09...



Cursory googling suggests it is fine. E.g.:

http://www.rtnda.org/pages/media_items/rtndas-guide-to-healt...




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