IT adviser wants docs in control of data contracts
May 22nd, 2008
An information technology consultant to physician groups has a prescription for doctors confronted by IT system vendors wanting to own, control and sell their...
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Selling the bitter EMR pill (HIMSS meeting)
April 7th, 2008
A few days after the University of California Medical Center in Irvine went live with its new electronic medical record system, a letter arrived...
Practice Fusion expands, shows signs of rapid growth
December 31st, 2007
Practice Fusion, a company that provides free online electronic health records to physicians, announced last week it will partner with Physician Services, Inc. (PSI)...
Study Finds Gaps Between Doctors’ Standards and Actions
December 4th, 2007
Physicians Think They Should Report Errors and Incompetence — but Say They Often Do Not
Physicians are among the most trusted professionals in America, but...
Court: Patients can’t file federal privacy suits against doctors
December 25th, 2006
Physicians still can get sued in state court. The plaintiff attorney says that’s not enough.
The first federal appeals court decision to affirm that patients...
Ohio clarifies doctor role in patient privacy
February 13th, 2006
Doctors can defend patients’ privacy rights for them, and HIPAA doesn’t preempt a stricter state law, an Ohio appeals court decides.
Patient privilege belongs foremost...
In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers
January 25th, 2006
The gifts, drugs and classes that makers of pharmaceuticals and medical devices routinely give doctors undermine medical care, hurt patients and should be banned,...
Study Faults Follow-Up for Cancer Patients
November 8th, 2005
With the help of powerful new drugs and surgical treatments, millions of Americans survive cancer, but doctors often ignore the patients’ needs after saving their...