Genetic conflict
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...
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Rein resigns from HITSP board of directors
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...
Data Theft Grows To Biggest Ever – Fraudulent Purchases Pop Up in Breach Of 45.7 Million Shoppers’ Records
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...
Chasing Paper from Medicine
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...
AMA supports health IT adoption in doctor’s offices; calls for increased security of patient data and funding assistance
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...
Health IT: Slipping on Hill Agenda?
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...
Genetic News, Borne With Grace
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...
HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Steps Toward A Future of “Personalized Health Care”
March 23rd, 2007
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt today outlined a course for achieving gene-based medical care combined with health information technology, which he called “Personalized Health Care.”...
Patient’s candid camera sends shockwaves through hospitals
March 23rd, 2007
A nurse’s discovery of a Webcam hooked up by parents in their child’s Boston hospital room has stunned the patient’s doctor, raised a mound...
Authorized privacy breaches are biggest threat
March 23rd, 2007
In regard to Todd Sloane’s article Privacy could be IT standards’ deal-breaker: There are two kinds of privacy concerns–liability to patients from unauthorized access...