August 24th, 2007
The RTI International recommendations got split reviews from Don Schoen, president and chief executive officer of MediNotes, a West Des Moines, Iowa, developer of...
July 19th, 2007
A nationally prominent physician informaticist who serves as a member of a federal privacy advisory panel said that some electronic health-record and...
July 19th, 2007
Patients currently don’t have any way to keep their personal information from being shared with third parties. The U.S. needs new medical privacy rules...
July 1st, 2007
It’s really atrocious that these three organizations would even consider supporting HIT legislation without patient control of access to...
June 19th, 2007
Randee Lonergan filled her prescriptions at the same pharmacy for years. But a month ago she was shocked to find the pharmacy...
June 13th, 2007
Uploading healthcare records nationwide to an electronic system could increase efficiency and lower cost but, if done incorrectly, may pose serious threats to patient...
June 7th, 2007
Sure, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 has scared your employer from telling your coworkers you are home sick with strep...
May 15th, 2007
(Part two of a two-part series) Psychiatrist Deborah Peel has become an outspoken advocate for patient privacy rights, founding the Austin, Texas-based not-for-profit Patient...
May 14th, 2007
The telephone rang as Deborah Peel was driving to the airport outside Austin, Texas, a few weeks ago. It was one of several long-distance...
April 29th, 2007
The world’s hearts and prayers go out to the families of the students and professors who were slain at Virginia Tech. Their deaths are...
