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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
November 5th, 2005
The Utah Supreme Court on Friday moved to protect the confidentiality of rape victims’ mental health records.
Defendants now must give their accusers notice when...
November 3rd, 2005
The American Hospital Association called on HHS’ Office of Civil Rights to rule on the association’s position that a plan by the Joint Commission...
November 2nd, 2005
In May, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) announced that it was selling analysis of accredited hospitals’ data to14 Blue Cross/Blue...
November 1st, 2005
Forty-six state Attorneys General are calling on Congress to help protect consumers from identity theft by enacting national security breach and credit freeze legislation....
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...
