Name: St. James Township assigns follow-up on privacy concerns about Rural EMS is Different, 2007
Start: 2007-06
End: 2007-07
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2007-06 – 2007-07
Kind: Meeting
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: healthcarecommunicationpublicationgovernance
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

After the earlier withdrawal of Rural EMS is Different, the St. James Township attorney advised the Board to take action on possible privacy issues connected with the manuscript. The Board assigned EMS Director Sarah McCafferty to handle the matter.

Evidence limits

The report does not identify the advice given, a final redaction, or any later publication; it records only the follow-up assignment.

Sources

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Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “EMS Stories”, May 20, 2007.
Forum author Joe Moore describes being questioned about possible HIPAA implications of the online EMS stories and disputes how the issue was raised. This is a participant's account of the controversy, not legal advice, a formal complaint, or proof of a privacy violation.
forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 00 · t000889
Beaver Beacon, July 2007, "4. News from the Townships."
Reports the township attorney’s caution that action should be taken over possible privacy issues connected with Rural EMS is Different, with EMS Director Sarah McCafferty assigned to handle it. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 2007, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the privacy follow-up.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2007-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township assigns follow-up on privacy concerns about Rural EMS is Different, 2007”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-ems-privacy-followup-2007/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “EMS Stories”, May 20, 2007. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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