A Start to Securing PHI?
May 6th, 2009
Sometimes press releases for new products tell us far more about the risk of identity theft in electronic health systems than the mainstream press...
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Reducing Cost or Care? Orszag on HIT
May 4th, 2009
Fascinating ‘insider’ article on the budget process and the Orzag/Obama plan to reduce healthcare costs by building a health IT system ‘wired’ for data...
Can Peter Orszag keep the President’s political goals economically viable?
May 4th, 2009
Orszag can match Lawrence Summers in policy expertise, and has proved to be a subtle and persistent political player.
…The deficit spectre has loomed over...
More than just google
April 29th, 2009
In response to the Consumer Watch article: “U.S. Senate Records Reveal Google Inc. Lobbying Campaign On Personal Medical Records Law Despite Internet Giant’s Denials”
This...
U.S. Senate Records Reveal Google Inc. Lobbying Campaign On Personal Medical Records Law Despite Internet Giant’s Denials
April 28th, 2009
First quarter federal reports show Google lobbied on the electronic medical records provisions of the federal economic stimulus act, contradicting the Internet giant’s earlier...
Is not just celebs who need strong security and privacy for PHI
April 2nd, 2009
‘Smart’ EHR software designed for security, privacy, and compliance with the law and ethics, would allow only those who have your informed consent to...
Kaiser fires 15 workers for snooping in octuplet mom’s medical records
March 31st, 2009
Another eight hospital employees disciplined for improperly accessing Nadya Suleman’s files
A Kaiser Permanente hospital located in a Los Angeles suburb has fired 15 employees...
RealAge sets new low…
March 25th, 2009
RealAge sets a new low for unscrupulous behavioral targeting to sell drugs.
Is the RealAge quiz an unfair and deceptive trade practice? Where is informed...
Online Age Quiz Is a Window for Drug Makers
March 25th, 2009
Americans yearn to be young. So it is little wonder that RealAge, which promises to help shave years off your age, has become one...
Data Mining Case Heads to the Supreme Court
March 20th, 2009
Two major publishers of health care data filed a petition Friday at the Supreme Court, raising cutting-edge questions about whether increasingly widespread...