Privacy goes Public
November 1st, 2007
When it comes to advancing healthcare IT you’re more likely to hear about standards, interoperability, sustainability and affordability before you’ll hear about privacy. Most...
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Strange Bedfellows on Health Privacy: ACLU & Microsoft
October 19th, 2007
What do the ACLU, Gun Owners of America, the Free Congress Foundation and Microsoft have in common? A hankering for patient privacy, it seems.
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Bill sought to shield medical data
October 18th, 2007
A bipartisan mix of lawmakers and private companies say Congress should pass legislation protecting the medical records of patients from potential identity theft and...
Coalition to Congress: Don’t pass health IT bill without privacy protections
October 18th, 2007
A coalition of 47 organizations that span the political spectrum today called on Congress to refrain from passing health information technology legislation unless the...
Microsoft joins lawmakers, activists to demand patient privacy rights
October 18th, 2007
Lawmakers, corporations and activists joined today to urge Congress to protect patients’ medical privacy rights. Activists say such rights are not adequately protected, especially...
Your Health Data, Plugged In to the Web
October 5th, 2007
Microsoft launched a free, ad-supported online health portal called HealthVault yesterday that allows people to upload their medical records to the Web and share...
Microsoft launches HealthVault – platform for the people
October 4th, 2007
Microsoft today launched a new technology platform it bills as the answer to how consumers can best get a handle on their healthcare information...
Dossia wants PHR deal kept under wraps
July 17th, 2007
Something is amiss in Portland, Ore., with a project to provide personal health records to millions of workers at some of the nation’s largest...
Legislation calls for healthcare IT trusts
July 11th, 2007
A bill introduced in the House today would create healthcare information technology trusts. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat who represents the Third District in...
Exclusive: Major E-Health Records Project Unravels Into Legal Battle
July 11th, 2007
Electronic health systems are supposed to help improve health care. But apparently, if you’re involved with a big project to build an e-health records...