IT adviser wants docs in control of data contracts
May 22nd, 2008
An information technology consultant to physician groups has a prescription for doctors confronted by IT system vendors wanting to own, control and sell their...
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Despite Privacy Gains, Kennedy’s Health May Put Bill in Limbo
May 22nd, 2008
Patient privacy advocates were busy last week, lobbying for and getting new privacy provisions in the stalled Wired for Health Care Quality Act, authored...
CBO: No one knows how health IT will affect health care costs
May 22nd, 2008
In a new report, the Congressional Budget Office concludes there still are many unknowns about the adoption of health information technology, including what its...
CBO examines return on investment for health IT
May 21st, 2008
If ever there were a business proposition in which the level of investment is in inverse proportion to the rigor of the analysis of...
Kennedy’s Absence Stalls Numerous Bills
May 19th, 2008
The prospects for action on several pieces of legislation dimmed Monday as it became apparent that Edward M. Kennedy ’s hospitalization will prevent him...
Google launches online medical records service
May 19th, 2008
Google on Monday launched Google Health, a long-anticipated medical records service letting US users store and manage their health care information online.
The offering raises...
Web monitoring for ads? It may be illegal
May 19th, 2008
Online advertising has ballooned into a roughly $45 billion-a-year business, to the benefit of Google, Yahoo, ad networks, and innumerable speciality and hobbyist Web...
Passwords no longer work to protect privacy
May 19th, 2008
Most people have come to understand that it is important to choose a complex password and to change their passwords often in order to...
Consumers key to healthcare revolution, says Steve Case
May 16th, 2008
Revolution Health CEO Steve Case predicts that consumers will shake their concerns over the security of electronic health records just as they have with...
US Reps Markey, Barton Question Charter About Web Tracking
May 16th, 2008
Two senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are questioning Charter Communications Inc.’s (CHTR) recent announcement that will collect customers’ Web-surfing information...