July 29th, 2008
Telecommuting has its distinct advantages: no stressful trips on the freeway, a kitchen full of snacks, working in pajamas, even animal companionship (just watch...
July 29th, 2008
Saint Paul Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced initiatives that will help consumers take control of their personal health care information, encourage more patient-directed spending...
July 28th, 2008
The Chicago-based conservative think tank The Heartland Institute has released a scathing critique of the government’s efforts to promote healthcare information technology.
The article, written...
July 28th, 2008
The legislation offers grants and loans for doctors and hospitals to buy information technology. But some experts say the proposed funding levels fall short.
A...
July 28th, 2008
Health information technology legislation passed by a House committee last week is being called a good start in what ultimately is a challenging and...
July 23rd, 2008
How insurance companies dig up applicants’ prescriptions — and use them to deny coverage.
That prescription you just picked up at the drugstore could hurt...
July 20th, 2008
Jeffrey Gulcher had no reason to think much about prostate cancer. He was just 48, and the disease typically strikes later in life. Even...
July 18th, 2008
The Health and Human Services Department has settled complaints over breaches of health information privacy and security rules by a Seattle home health care...
July 18th, 2008
This is to inform you of a recent incident involving records containing information about you. While we do not believe that we are obligated...
July 17th, 2008
A total of three laptop computers have been reported stolen from two or more different areas of Covenant hospitals since May, said Gwen Stafford,...
