Grab for patient records
May 19th, 2009
MEDICAL market research firm AsteRx plans a grab for doctors’ prescribing records with an offer of powerful business intelligence software free to GPs who...
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The Machinery Behind Health-Care Reform
May 16th, 2009
The Machinery Behind Health-Care Reform: How an Industry Lobby Scored a Swift, Unexpected Victory by Channeling Billions to Electronic Records
The Machinery Behind Health-Care Reform
May 16th, 2009
How an Industry Lobby Scored a Swift, Unexpected Victory by Channeling Billions to Electronic Records
When President Obama won approval for his $787 billion stimulus...
Heartland breach cost $12.6 million, CEO says
May 12th, 2009
Heartland Payment Systems Inc. said it was experiencing losses this quarter as a direct result of a massive data breach it disclosed in January...
Committee studies public health, research
May 11th, 2009
The eligibility for $17 billion in economic stimulus law money for health information technology should include requirements for collecting and exchanging electronic public health...
Hackers Want Millions For Data on Prescriptions
May 8th, 2009
The FBI and Virginia State Police are searching for hackers who demanded that the state pay them a $10 million ransom by Thursday for...
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...
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...