A plea for using smart consent tools
August 13th, 2008
Dear Editor: Your story, ‘Banking on Health IT’ (Government Health IT, July 28, 2008) gives a great overview of the health banking concept as...
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Lawmakers, Witnesses at House Hearing Cite High Costs, Patient Privacy as Concerns Regarding Health IT Adoption
August 4th, 2008
Lawmakers and witnesses at a House Committee on Small Business hearing on Thursday discussed various barriers, such as high costs and privacy concerns, to...
Governor plans to give Minnesotans access to PHRs by 2011
August 1st, 2008
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has proposed to give all Minnesotans access to an online personal health portfolio by 2011.
As the first step in this...
Banking on health IT
July 30th, 2008
The idea of building health record banks to provide simple and secure access to communities’ personal health records is at least a decade old....
ONC plan takes a hit from conservative think tank
July 28th, 2008
The Chicago-based conservative think tank The Heartland Institute has released a scathing critique of the government’s efforts to promote healthcare information technology.
The article, written...
House bill seeks to speed up adoption of health IT systems
July 28th, 2008
The legislation offers grants and loans for doctors and hospitals to buy information technology. But some experts say the proposed funding levels fall short.
A...
IT bill draws concerns
July 28th, 2008
Health information technology legislation passed by a House committee last week is being called a good start in what ultimately is a challenging and...
HIPAA privacy and security violations cost Seattle company $100,000
July 18th, 2008
The Health and Human Services Department has settled complaints over breaches of health information privacy and security rules by a Seattle home health care...
Removing health IT barriers
July 7th, 2008
“It appears that the AMA has decided to eliminate its long-standing ethical policy of requiring consent before use and disclosure of health information. This...
Lawmakers introduce healthcare IT legislation
June 25th, 2008
U.S. Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich. ) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) introduced Tuesday legislation aimed at encouraging speedier adoption of healthcare information technology while also...