Prescription Data Used To Assess Consumers
August 4th, 2008
Health and life insurance companies have access to a powerful new tool for evaluating whether to cover individual consumers: a health “credit report” drawn...
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Tougher Laws Needed to Protect Your Genetic Privacy
August 1st, 2008
In spite of recent legislation, tougher laws are needed to prevent insurers and employers from discriminating on the basis of genetic tests
Genetic testing will...
Electronic records help doctors, patients work together
July 15th, 2008
When Jesus Saavedra sits down with his doctor, his vital signs – taken just moments before – are displayed on a computer monitor in...
Patients shouldn’t rely on electronic medical records
June 24th, 2008
USA TODAY’s article “Medical records a click away” does not address several problems with personal medical information available on the Web. In addition to...
Dingell, Barton To Unveil Electronic Medical Records Bill
June 24th, 2008
House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and ranking member Joe Barton plan to introduce legislation today aimed at accelerating the nationwide adoption of...
Reps to unveil electronic medical records bill
June 24th, 2008
House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell and ranking member Joe Barton plan to introduce legislation on Tuesday aimed at accelerating the nationwide adoption...
Online medical records offer convenience, may limit privacy
June 12th, 2008
“The concept is wonderful, but because we have absolutely no control over personal health information in electronic form, they’re very dangerous,” Peel says. “There’s...
Patient privacy in a digital world
June 1st, 2008
People with behavioral health problems may be particularly sensitive about having their health information shared
During the past decade, behavioral healthcare has seen the advent...
Stay Out of My EMR
May 1st, 2008
Privacy issues are dominating the airwaves as the industry begins to deal with the EMR data-mining minefield
It seems you can’t pick up a newspaper...
Can We Trust Google With Our Medical Records?
April 18th, 2008
When my mom was battling cancer, she decided to seek additional input from a cancer center miles away. She went to her oncologist to...