IRS proposes tighter privacy rules
December 8th, 2005
The IRS has proposed guidelines on the disclosure and use of income tax filer’s information by tax return preparers to strengthen privacy in the...
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Groups urge patient control of records
November 16th, 2005
In the wake of polls showing most Americans have privacy worries as their personal health data goes electronic, consumer groups want lawmakers to ensure...
Physician works to heal flawed medical record-keeping
November 14th, 2005
In April 2004, President Bush set a 10-year goal of equipping most Americans with electronic medical files and prescription drug records.
The ambitious initiative promises...
Found on the Web, With DNA: a Boy’s Father
November 13th, 2005
Like many children whose mothers used an anonymous sperm donor, the 15-year-old boy longed for any shred of information about his biological father. But,...
JCAHO board approves new policy on data mining
November 11th, 2005
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations said its board approved a policy under which the JCAHO would continue data mining “to measure...
Medical software from feds could benefit big health care
November 9th, 2005
Some IT managers at large health care organizations are delighted that the federal government plans to offer its electronic health records (EHR) software to...
Privacy groups challenge HIPAA protections
November 9th, 2005
Federal law aimed at ensuring electronic health information remains secure might not be strong enough to do the job, privacy and patient advocacy groups...
Study Faults Follow-Up for Cancer Patients
November 8th, 2005
With the help of powerful new drugs and surgical treatments, millions of Americans survive cancer, but doctors often ignore the patients’ needs after saving their...
Privacy advocates fight proposed medical-records network
November 7th, 2005
Privacy advocates are battling moves in Congress to create an electronic network so physicians can obtain the medical histories of patients no matter where...
Lessons for NPfIT from ‘wild ride’ to US failure
November 7th, 2005
A study of the ‘wild ride’ towards a failed implementation of a new electronic medical record system found a ‘transient climate of conflict’ associated...