Employers Battle Maladies That Drain Staff Productivity
July 2nd, 2005
Sneezing and headaches are starting to mean something to many employers.
Sensing that they’re hitting a ceiling in terms of passing along health costs to...
What could your health records reveal? Take control. Protect your privacy, liberty and opportunities.
-
FOLLOW US
Medical Privacy vs. Health Care Quality?
May 23rd, 2005
{We believe this interpretation of HIPAA is wrong and that the authors’ position violates medical ethics requiring patient consent before use or disclosure of...
Questions arise about records law
March 28th, 2005
Though lauded as a standard-bearer for medical privacy nationwide, a federal law that took effect in April doesn’t seem to be doing Clif Poole...
Bush says technology will improve health care at Cleveland event
March 28th, 2005
It was one of those cryptic messages physician’s offices are famous for: Your blood tests have uncovered a problem; please make an appointment to...
Communities Adjust to Medical Privacy Laws
March 13th, 2005
Practices which helped neighbors stay connected in this community of 1,200 and others like it across the country are largely gone — partly because...
Role of Computerized Physician Order Entry Systems in Facilitating Medication Errors
March 9th, 2005
ABSTRACT
Context Hospital computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems are widely regarded as the technical solution to medication ordering errors, the largest identified source of...
Doctors’ Journal Says Computing Is No Panacea
March 9th, 2005
The Bush administration and many health experts have declared that the nation’s health care system needs to move quickly from paper records and prescriptions...
Doctors, patients grapple with specifics of privacy rule
March 8th, 2005
Howard Miller’s office is primed for privacy. The computers have plastic shields to ward off prying eyes. The patient files are coded by number,...
Bill to create electronic health network passes
March 2nd, 2005
The Courier-Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky will soon begin creating a statewide electronic health network allowing doctors, hospitals and pharmacies to share medical information about...
Willing the World to Listen
February 28th, 2005
On March 1, 2004, my family and I huddled in a room at Columbia University Medical Center, awaiting the diagnosis of my then 2-year-old...