Texas AG Charges Rehab Facility With Unlawfully Dumping Client Records

September 29th, 2008
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today charged Treatment Associates of Victoria Inc., with violating the Texas Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act. According to...

N.Y. group issues draft on RHIO consent policy

September 26th, 2008
A state-led consortium of individuals and organizations in New York has published a draft set of recommendations on how to standardize consent policies for...

Group launches online ZIP code atlas of population health

September 26th, 2008
A public health organization will launch an online database this fall that could help forecast the demand for health care services in specific locations...

HIMSS: Stark I.T. Bill Needs Work

September 26th, 2008
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has sent a letter to leaders of the House Ways & Means health subcommittee regarding recently introduced...

Study: Online Care May Reduce Healthcare Costs

September 25th, 2008
Results of a study released today found that the use of online care for certain prescribed circumstances may result in first-dollar financial savings for...

Laptop Searches at Border Spark Debate Over Privacy vs. Security

September 24th, 2008
Laptop searches at the border have sparked debate about how the government’s broad powers to search international travelers should apply to electronic data. Under current...

New certification aims to improve security of computer applications

September 24th, 2008
An information security training firm announced on Wednesday it will offer a new security certification for software professionals in 2009 aimed at reducing the...

Healthcare shunted aside: Economy dominates as Congress prepares for recess

September 24th, 2008
Hospital lobbyists are playing a game of “Beat the Clock” with Congress, eyeing a handful of healthcare provisions that they want to see pushed...

AHIC Successor names 15 board members

September 23rd, 2008
Appointments to the 15-member board of AHIC Successor, the replacement organization to the federally chartered healthcare information technology advisory panel, include five physicians, one...

Human error to blame for Grady data breach

September 23rd, 2008
Private medical records of Grady Memorial Hospital patients were made public on the Internet, in a way that has become an increasing concern to...