October 18th, 2007
A coalition of 47 organizations that span the political spectrum today called on Congress to refrain from passing health information technology legislation unless the...
October 18th, 2007
Lawmakers, corporations and activists joined today to urge Congress to protect patients’ medical privacy rights. Activists say such rights are not adequately protected, especially...
October 12th, 2007
Imagine if FedEx ripped open every package it delivered and made copies of the documents inside before delivering the package. And then imagine that...
October 12th, 2007
Hospitals and doctors are putting their paper records into digital form–and now you can, too. Having an electronic “personal health record” has been “a...
October 11th, 2007
We learned today that all of us are a bit like George Clooney: the Health Record Paparazzi loves a celebrity, but it loves the...
October 10th, 2007
Department of Veterans Affairs officials are citing patient privacy concerns in their decision to stop providing states with information on cancer patients treated at...
October 5th, 2007
Microsoft launched a free, ad-supported online health portal called HealthVault yesterday that allows people to upload their medical records to the Web and share...
October 5th, 2007
After the recent flurry of announcements, speeches and presentations focused on the major presidential candidates’ health care proposals it seems clear that health IT...
October 4th, 2007
Microsoft today launched a new technology platform it bills as the answer to how consumers can best get a handle on their healthcare information...
October 4th, 2007
Step into a medical office, and you’re faced with a paradox of modern medicine. Just beyond the receptionist’s desk are all sorts of cutting-edge...
