Bill sought to shield medical data
October 18th, 2007
A bipartisan mix of lawmakers and private companies say Congress should pass legislation protecting the medical records of patients from potential identity theft and...
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Coalition to Congress: Don’t pass health IT bill without privacy protections
October 18th, 2007
A coalition of 47 organizations that span the political spectrum today called on Congress to refrain from passing health information technology legislation unless the...
Microsoft joins lawmakers, activists to demand patient privacy rights
October 18th, 2007
Lawmakers, corporations and activists joined today to urge Congress to protect patients’ medical privacy rights. Activists say such rights are not adequately protected, especially...
Peel leads battle to protect medical privacy
October 12th, 2007
Imagine if FedEx ripped open every package it delivered and made copies of the documents inside before delivering the package. And then imagine that...
Keeping the Record Straight
October 12th, 2007
Hospitals and doctors are putting their paper records into digital form–and now you can, too. Having an electronic “personal health record” has been “a...
The Health Record Paparazzi is Above the Law and In Bed With Congress
October 11th, 2007
We learned today that all of us are a bit like George Clooney: the Health Record Paparazzi loves a celebrity, but it loves the...
Privacy Concerns Prompt VA Hospitals To Withhold Cancer Data
October 10th, 2007
Department of Veterans Affairs officials are citing patient privacy concerns in their decision to stop providing states with information on cancer patients treated at...
Your Health Data, Plugged In to the Web
October 5th, 2007
Microsoft launched a free, ad-supported online health portal called HealthVault yesterday that allows people to upload their medical records to the Web and share...
Candidates on Health IT: Bromides or Beliefs?
October 5th, 2007
After the recent flurry of announcements, speeches and presentations focused on the major presidential candidates’ health care proposals it seems clear that health IT...
Microsoft launches HealthVault – platform for the people
October 4th, 2007
Microsoft today launched a new technology platform it bills as the answer to how consumers can best get a handle on their healthcare information...