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?
Study: Online Care May Reduce Healthcare Costs
September 25th, 2008
Results of a study released today found that the use of online care for certain prescribed circumstances may result in first-dollar financial savings for...
Writing is on the wall for doctors’ e-prescriptions
July 29th, 2008
The move to get doctors to file prescriptions electronically is gathering steam and may get a further boost from new Medicare rules that give...
Industry Concerns About Privacy Restrictions Stall Senate’s Health IT Bill
June 2nd, 2008
A bill aimed at pushing the health care industry toward conversion to electronic records seemed to gain new life three weeks ago, after a...
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...
Lawmakers: Medicare’s cost crisis starving health IT
June 22nd, 2007
The prognosis is simple for a health care system that is hemorrhaging money: Submit to rehabilitation in the form of widespread adoption of information...
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...