Letter: Patient privacy hard to protect, even for advocates
April 24th, 2007
In response to Joseph Conn’s ‘U.S. lagging in EHR privacy policies: report’: Thank you for the update on this important issue of patient privacy....
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Official: Don’t Reinvent the Wheel As National IT Network Progresses
April 21st, 2007
Sounding more like a defensive parent whose child was under attack than a self-described “distant bureaucrat,” Sue McAndrew had a message to deliver to...
Editorial: Redirecting health care
April 4th, 2007
Many experts believe consumer-directed health care — giving patients greater decision making powers through greater transparency in pricing and understanding of possible outcomes —...
U.S. lagging in EHR privacy policies: report
March 12th, 2007
While a policy debate is ramping up in the U.S. over how much control patients should have over the transmission and sharing of their...
DOD, Microsoft sign deal to data mine health records – Privacy advocate sees further erosion of medical record confidentiality
March 1st, 2007
The Defense Department has signed an agreement with Microsoft under which the software vendor will help develop tools and methods for analyzing the department’s...
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...
Petition Demands Privacy for Electronic Health Records
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...
Health Records Of Evacuees Go Online
September 14th, 2005
The federal government is making medical information on Hurricane Katrina evacuees available online to doctors, the first time private records from various pharmacies and...
Medical software from feds could benefit big health care
August 8th, 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...
Bill to create electronic health network passes
March 2nd, 2005
The Courier-Journal FRANKFORT, Ky. Kentucky will soon begin creating a statewide electronic health network allowing doctors, hospitals and pharmacies to share medical information about...