The true problems in HIT
January 30th, 2009
The experts quoted are correct that cost, interoperability, difficulty of use, work-flow disruption, and lack of proof of safety/effectivenss are good reasons not to...
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Treasury Moves to Restrict Lobbyists From Influencing Bailout Program
January 28th, 2009
Will we see the same kind of problems the Treasury Dept has had when HHS allocates the 20 Billion in funds for HIT? Will...
Pro-Privacy Will Continue to Grow
January 27th, 2009
More and more genuine consumer pro-privacy groups —as opposed to privacy-lite, industry-supported, faux consumer organizations—are speaking out to restore privacy in electronic health systems....
DoD does WHAT?
December 24th, 2008
It is fascinating that the DoD clearly believes it owns and can use the personal health information of 12 million active duty military personnel...
Electronic Health Records wired for abuse
March 29th, 2008
“Oops! They did it to Britney again.” No, it’s not a song parody, but a reflection of the poor state of American health privacy...
Privacy concerns mount amid the ‘microchipping of America’: Businesses seek patents on more applications for RFID
February 11th, 2008
RFID chips are being used more and more in health care. Today the main use proposed is to track whether you receive “authentic” or...
The Health Record Paparazzi is Above the Law and In Bed With Congress
October 11th, 2007
We learned today that all of us are a bit like George Clooney: the Health Record Paparazzi loves a celebrity, but it loves the...