Prescription for protecting online health records
June 25th, 2008
Hoping to persuade more people to store their medical records online, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and a hodgepodge of health care providers and insurers...
What could your health records reveal? Take control. Protect your privacy, liberty and opportunities.
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Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic
June 25th, 2008
It’s scandalous sometimes how reporters can screw up a simple press release. (A panic button, like this one from Hong Kong, makes a great...
A Software Tool for Removing Patient Identifying Information from Clinical Documents
June 25th, 2008
We created a software tool that accurately removes all patient identifying information from various kinds of clinical data documents, including laboratory and narrative reports.
We...
Charter Delays Web-Tracking Pilot Over Privacy Questions
June 24th, 2008
Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) announced Tuesday that it is suspending a pilot program in which it would have collected customers’ Web-surfing information as part...
Reps. Barton, Dingell To Introduce Legislation That Aims To Spur Nationwide Adoption of Electronic Health Records
June 24th, 2008
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) on Tuesday plan to introduce a bill that would...
House Health IT Bill Builds Off of Older Legislation
June 24th, 2008
Despite bipartisan consensus that the U.S. health system could benefit from health IT legislation, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle seem to be...
Our Pen-and-Paper Doctors
June 24th, 2008
With electronic health records seen widely as a way to make medical care better and possibly cheaper, it is disturbing how slowly they are...
Patients shouldn’t rely on electronic medical records
June 24th, 2008
USA TODAY’s article “Medical records a click away” does not address several problems with personal medical information available on the Web. In addition to...
Dingell, Barton To Unveil Electronic Medical Records Bill
June 24th, 2008
House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and ranking member Joe Barton plan to introduce legislation today aimed at accelerating the nationwide adoption of...
Reps to unveil electronic medical records bill
June 24th, 2008
House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and ranking member Joe Barton plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday aimed at accelerating the nationwide adoption...