September 16th, 2008
Some stakeholders are viewing legislation introduced late Monday by House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee Chairman Fortney (Pete) Stark, D-Calif. — intended to help...
September 12th, 2008
With so much attention focused on Republican vice president nominee Sarah Palin’s record, market research firm INPUT took the time to examine Palin’s performance...
September 11th, 2008
A growing number of providers and health plans surveyed by the eHealth Initiative report a positive return on their healthcare exchange investments, according to...
September 9th, 2008
With Congress looking to wrap up its legislative year, industry and nonprofit groups that have pushed for passage of legislation to create a nationwide...
September 3rd, 2008
America’s medical system has been guided for centuries by the doctor-patient confidentiality doctrine. The Hippocratic Oath states, “Whatsoever I shall see or hear of...
September 2nd, 2008
Managers should play a major role in ensuring that their companies adhere to ethical online privacy policies. Using spyware, web monitoring software or other...
September 1st, 2008
Organizations should set guidelines for appropriate content, says the author of a study of physician and nurse weblogs.
A new study of medical weblogs says...
August 29th, 2008
Google’s approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant’s chief privacy strategist told ZDNet Australia on Thursday in a video...
August 29th, 2008
Abstract:
“We use high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping microarrays to demonstrate the ability to accurately and robustly determine whether individuals are in a complex...
August 29th, 2008
Health agency takes down online databases after a study reveals new analysis could confirm identities.