Proposed Rules Prevent Patient Control Over Sensitive Information in Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
May 10th, 2012
PPR Submits Comments on Proposed Rule to Government Agencies Voicing Concerns
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PPR on article: What ‘Patient-Centered’ Should Mean…
April 12th, 2010
It is extremely helpful that the nominee to head of one of the largest federal agencies, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), stated...
Discussion on Targeting in the UK using the National Health Service
April 12th, 2010
How would American cancer patients feel about being targeted by political groups?
Economic Stimulus Package Likely To Cost $850 Billion, With Up to $90B for State Medicaid Programs
January 15th, 2009
The economic stimulus package under development by President-elect Barack Obama and congressional Democrats likely will cost almost $850 billion, including up to...
Senate gets early start on health reform plan
December 8th, 2008
Sens. Baucus and Kennedy are working with a bipartisan group on the goal of moving a consensus bill through the Senate next year.
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Speakers cast dim, then positive health IT outlooks
October 15th, 2008
According to Wikipedia, a male African elephant can weigh up to of 26,000 pounds. That gives you some idea how ponderously depressing acting CMS...
Medical records going online, but will information be safe?
July 6th, 2008
Medicaid patients’ medical records are going online in South Carolina so that people providing treatment have easier access to the information they need to...
Georgia Patients’ Records Exposed on Web for Weeks
April 11th, 2008
A company hired by the State of Georgia to administer health benefits for low-income patients is sending letters to notify tens of thousands of...
Records of up to 71,000 Georgians made available on Internet
April 10th, 2008
The state Department of Community Health said it has notified state and federal agencies that a Florida company mistakenly put the private records of...
HHS urges Congress to include IT adoption in physician payment fix bill
December 4th, 2007
Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael Leavitt urged Congress yesterday to include a requirement for doctors to use electronic health records as part...