April 4th, 2007
Laboratories at one of the city’s largest university hospitals will be required to obtain written permission before testing whether patients are predisposed to genetic...
April 2nd, 2007
In response to Andis Robeznieks’ article ‘Health IT has potential to ease money woes’, I sincerely believe that health IT has the potential to...
April 2nd, 2007
When your mom let you out of cleaning your room, your professor postponed that big exam, the office called to reschedule your colonoscopy and...
April 2nd, 2007
Advocates, legislators gear up for battle in the fight to keep genetic information, testing secure from employers, insurers.
Carolina Hinestrosa was 35 when she beat...
March 30th, 2007
Alison Rein, one of only two consumer representatives on the Healthcare Information Technology Standards Panel board of directors, a federally supported advisory group tasked...
March 30th, 2007
At least 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers from customers in the United States, Britain and Canada were stolen over a period of...
March 30th, 2007
Glen Tullman didn’t invent information technology, but he is one of those people who figured out early how to aim it with effect. Case...
March 28th, 2007
The American Medical Association (AMA) today expressed support for advancing health information technology (HIT) in physician offices, while urging Congress to make privacy and...
March 26th, 2007
While both parties on Capitol Hill maintain a strong interest in passing a health care information technology bill, other legislative priorities and a lack...
March 25th, 2007
To the Editor: Many people are unwilling to take genetic tests, knowing that afterward they might not be able to get a job or...
