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...
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IMS Health, Wolters Kluwer Health and Verispan Challenge State Laws Restricting Access to Critical Healthcare Information
August 29th, 2007
With the goal of maintaining greater transparency and the free flow of information in the nation’s healthcare system, three leading health information companies IMS...
Health IT bill headed for Senate action
June 28th, 2007
The Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has passed the Wired for Health Care Quality Act, which promises to modernize health care by...
Nevada lawmakers pass many bills, but reject prescription privacy
April 23rd, 2007
Scores of bills passed but a few died – including one to block pharmacies from peddling doctors’ prescription information to data.m.ining firms – as...
Democrats gain the advantage on health IT issues
March 19th, 2007
In the past year, lawmakers have struggled in their efforts to pass health information technology legislation. The Senate and House each passed a bill...
Advantage: Dems
February 19th, 2007
Health IT remains a bipartisan issue, but with Democrats now in charge on Capitol Hill, the rush for national health IT legislation is on.
In...
Petition Demands Privacy for Electronic Health Records
October 28th, 2005
Health information technology legislation is swirling around Capitol Hill this week, and there’s no shortage of recommendations of how it should be done.
Privacy advocacy...
Bill to create electronic health network passes
March 2nd, 2005
The Courier-Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky will soon begin creating a statewide electronic health network allowing doctors, hospitals and pharmacies to share medical information about...
SENATE BILL REPORT SB 5158
February 10th, 2005
As Reported By Senate Committee On:
Health & Long-Term Care, February 10, 2005
Title: An act relating to making certain provisions in the uniform health care...