May 17th, 2009
This story tells how HIMSS and Harvard’s Blackford Middleton promoted spending billions on health IT in the stimulus bill.
HIMSS and Blackford believe that health...
May 11th, 2009
No surprise the new HIT Policy committee is gearing up to eliminate privacy, i.e. patient control over personal health information, using the excuse that...
May 6th, 2009
Sometimes press releases for new products tell us far more about the risk of identity theft in electronic health systems than the mainstream press...
May 4th, 2009
Orszag can match Lawrence Summers in policy expertise, and has proved to be a subtle and persistent political player.
…The deficit spectre has loomed over...
April 29th, 2009
In response to the Consumer Watch article: “U.S. Senate Records Reveal Google Inc. Lobbying Campaign On Personal Medical Records Law Despite Internet Giant’s Denials”
This...
March 25th, 2009
RealAge sets a new low for unscrupulous behavioral targeting to sell drugs.
Is the RealAge quiz an unfair and deceptive trade practice? Where is informed...
March 10th, 2009
Health Affairs Briefing: Deborah Peel, MD, founder & chair of Patient Privacy Rights, represents consumers in a discussion of Health Information Technology and how...
February 24th, 2009
Scientific American gets it. Do you? View story here.
Dr. Eric Johnson’s latest study is out. Our job is to inform the public and Congress,...
February 3rd, 2009
This post reflects on the article in the Denver Post:Â Uncovering the Identity Trade Business.
This story details identity theft by a Denver hospital employee. It...
January 30th, 2009
Two healthcare information technology experts have penned an open letter to President Obama, warning him against investing too many federal dollars in existing electronic...
