DoD does WHAT?
December 24th, 2008
It is fascinating that the DoD clearly believes it owns and can use the personal health information of 12 million active duty military personnel...
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Rescue plan renews health IT privacy debate
December 24th, 2008
The multi-billion-dollar economic stimulus plan renews patient privacy issue debate.
The plan to add health information technology to the multibillion-dollar economic stimulus package legislators are...
Opposing privacy views aired in letters to Congress
December 23rd, 2008
“No privacy, no peace” could be a slogan we’ll hear a lot during the 111th Congress when it convenes next year.
Members of both houses...
Connecting The Medical Dots
December 22nd, 2008
Congress is considering adding money for health information technology to January’s stimulus package.
Doing so could spur a critical mass of the nation’s doctors to...
Electronic Records Are Key to Health-Care Reform
December 19th, 2008
BusinessWeek reader William Yasnoff says Obama must make electronic medical records a top priority in his economic stimulus plan.
The current worldwide financial crisis is...
Kennedy confident HIT bill will pass early in 2009
December 18th, 2008
Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D- RI), co-chairman of the 21st Century Health Care Caucus, on Wednesday said he is optimistic that legislation would be passed...
Data Mining For DOD Health
December 16th, 2008
Contracts naturally come in all sizes, shapes and flavors. Here’s one that’s just plain fascinating.
“U.S. Department of Defense Chooses Phase Forward to Support FDA-Sponsored...
Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer
December 15th, 2008
Internet security is broken, and nobody seems to know quite how to fix it.
Despite the efforts of the computer security industry and a half-decade...
State health IT, privacy legislation on the rise: report
December 10th, 2008
State legislators introduced more than 370 bills to boost healthcare information technology over an 18-month period in 2007 and 2008, with more than a...
The Push to Build an Electronic Health System
December 10th, 2008
In response to the NYTimes front page article “Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer”, Dr. Peel points out the dangers of...