Analysis: Health IT’s privacy factor
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...
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Some Cautious of Additions to IRS Health IT Ruling
May 17th, 2007
Initial reactions to the long-awaited decision last week by the Internal Revenue Service to join HHS and the CMS in clearing a path for...
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...
Kolodner’s ‘career appointment’: interview
April 20th, 2007
Physician informaticist Robert Kolodner took time out Thursday for a telephone interview to talk about his appointment by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt as the...
Promoting patient safety top IT concern: study
April 11th, 2007
Promoting patient safety while reducing medical errors continues to be the top reason for implementing information technology while a lack of financial and staffing...
Letter: Data belongs to the patient
April 2nd, 2007
In response to Andis Robeznieks’ article ‘Health IT has potential to ease money woes’, I sincerely believe that health IT has the potential to...
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...
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...
HITSP work group provides panel with update
March 21st, 2007
A federally funded committee seeking to harmonize healthcare information technology standards received an update from its new security and privacy work group Monday. In...