Your Health Information Isn’t Secure But Don’t Blame EHRs
July 8th, 2011
Those consent forms you sign at the doctor’s office… yeah, you should pay attention to the fine print. You may be giving permission to...
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Insecurities Plague Electronic Health Care
July 16th, 2010
While EHRs project substantial savings, there is much more at risk requiring greater focus on privacy and security.
ONC IS MAKING HISTORY!
June 18th, 2010
ATTEND THE FIRST EVER HEARING ON PRIVACY-ENHANCING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE NATION.
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...
BMA calls for roll-out of electronic patient records to be suspended
March 10th, 2010
The BMA has written to the government calling for a suspension of the programme to upload summaries of patients’ medical records in England...
How to reconcile Kaiser’s statements about who can access patient data
March 9th, 2010
Kaiser Permanente does not seem to stick with the same story when it comes to privacy.
Patients are not being adequately informed about electronic patient records, says BMA
March 1st, 2010
Patients don’t have enough information about electronic patient records and it is too hard for them to opt-out if they want to, the...
Ethics Debate Over Blood From Newborn Safety Tests
February 8th, 2010
A critical safety net for babies — that heel prick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.
Health Care’s Digital Privacy Debate
January 25th, 2010
A new study points to distrust in government and private industry when it comes to electronic health records.
Security and Hacking, Real Fears
August 4th, 2009
See the WSJ Article: New Epidemic Fears: Hackers
Securing health records in small doctor’s offices and clinics is not easy: small offices can’t...