EHR sent this physician back to efficiency of handwritten records
June 23rd, 2008
Regarding “EHRs must be made irresistible, but for now are clearly inadequate” (Letters, May 26): I am one of those doctors mentioned by letter...
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Feud erupts over forecasts of health IT’s long-term costs
June 20th, 2008
A feud over the magnitude of health information technology’s potential benefits has erupted in Washington.
The feud pits the Congressional Budget Office, a respected and...
Your Lifestyle May Hurt Your Credit
June 19th, 2008
Most borrowers know a late payment or high outstanding balance can hurt their credit. But what about frequenting a massage parlor, retreading a tire,...
One in three IT staff snoops on colleagues
June 19th, 2008
One in three information technology professionals abuses administrative passwords to access confidential data such as colleagues’ salary details, personal e-mails or board-meeting minutes, according...
Patient Privacy at Issue in Vermont’s Bid for Electronic Health Records
June 18th, 2008
When you go to a new doctor, you probably don’t pay much attention to the document you are required to read and sign that...
4 percent of U.S. doctors use EHRs, new study finds
June 18th, 2008
A milestone study of the adoption of health information technology has produced findings that one of the study’s authors calls troubling and the other...
Report: Feds need better privacy protection for data
June 18th, 2008
The government does not have adequate privacy protections for the personal information it collects, shares and stores as part of the effort to fight...
Ex-patient sues storage firm over stolen U. records
June 14th, 2008
Just days after the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics announced the theft of 2.2 million patients’ billing records containing a variety of personal...
Northrop Grumman Showcases Drug Development IT Systems Interoperability And Connectivity At DIA Annual Meeting
June 13th, 2008
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) will highlight its experience enabling drug development for federal and commercial programs at the 43rd Drug Information Association (DIA)...
Online medical records offer convenience, may limit privacy
June 12th, 2008
“The concept is wonderful, but because we have absolutely no control over personal health information in electronic form, they’re very dangerous,” Peel says. “There’s...