Warning on Storage of Health Records
April 17th, 2008
In an article in The New England Journal of Medicine, two leading researchers warn that the entry of big companies like Microsoft and Google...
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EHRs: Certification doesn’t mean much to most small practices
March 28th, 2008
Certifying EHRs is supposed to help doctors pick the best products. But small medical practices generally don’t put much stock in this stamp of...
Healthcare, Open Source, and Privacy
March 26th, 2008
Health IT has tremendous potential in addressing the major challenges we face in healthcare: improving patient safety and quality of care and managing costs...
Beware of Prescription Drug & Medical Information Databases
March 25th, 2008
The drumbeat for internet-accessible medical records is growing louder, as are calls in Georgia and other states for prescription-monitoring programs mandated by law. If...
Practice Fusion expands, shows signs of rapid growth
December 31st, 2007
Practice Fusion, a company that provides free online electronic health records to physicians, announced last week it will partner with Physician Services,...
Practice Fusion expands, shows signs of rapid growth
December 31st, 2007
Practice Fusion, a company that provides free online electronic health records to physicians, announced last week it will partner with Physician Services, Inc. (PSI)...
Privacy vs. Electronic Patient Records
December 3rd, 2007
Americans believe in the benefits of electronic medical records and think they outweigh the privacy risks. The risks may still be too high though.
Widespread...
Family doctors to shun national database of patients’ records
November 20th, 2007
Nearly two-thirds of family doctors are poised to boycott the government’s scheme to put the medical records of 50 million NHS patients on a...
Failure, de-installation of EHRs abound: study
October 30th, 2007
Failures of electronic medical-record systems are part of the lore of healthcare information technology.
Not surprisingly, a recently released survey of healthcare IT use conducted...
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...