Banking on health IT
July 30th, 2008
The idea of building health record banks to provide simple and secure access to communities’ personal health records is at least a decade old....
What could your health records reveal? Take control. Protect your privacy, liberty and opportunities.
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Job 1 for the AHIC successor?
July 29th, 2008
Several organizations asked the American Health Information Community today to expand its scope and mesh data standards for medical research with its work on...
Private Medical Data Exposed
July 29th, 2008
Insurance benefit letters sent to wrong addresses by Blue Cross and Blue Shield reveal claim histories, open door to ID theft.
Georgia’s largest health insurer...
Agencies encrypt less than third of laptops
July 29th, 2008
Federal agencies are encrypting sensitive data on only 30 percent of their laptop PCs and other devices, leaving the rest vulnerable to data loss...
Writing is on the wall for doctors’ e-prescriptions
July 29th, 2008
The move to get doctors to file prescriptions electronically is gathering steam and may get a further boost from new Medicare rules that give...
Study raises data privacy and security concerns about telecommuting
July 29th, 2008
Telecommuting has its distinct advantages: no stressful trips on the freeway, a kitchen full of snacks, working in pajamas, even animal companionship (just watch...
Governor Pawlenty Announces Nation Leading Plans To Put Consumers In Control of Their Healthcare
July 29th, 2008
Saint Paul Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced initiatives that will help consumers take control of their personal health care information, encourage more patient-directed spending...
ONC plan takes a hit from conservative think tank
July 28th, 2008
The Chicago-based conservative think tank The Heartland Institute has released a scathing critique of the government’s efforts to promote healthcare information technology.
The article, written...
IT bill draws concerns
July 28th, 2008
Health information technology legislation passed by a House committee last week is being called a good start in what ultimately is a challenging and...
They Know What’s in Your Medicine Cabinet
July 23rd, 2008
How insurance companies dig up applicants’ prescriptions — and use them to deny coverage.
That prescription you just picked up at the drugstore could hurt...