Doctors order more X-rays, not fewer, with computer access
March 5th, 2012
Are EHRs really driving costs down, or are they increasing health care costs?
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Is football worth surrendering genetic privacy for generations?
September 20th, 2010
U.S. colleges and universities for the first time are requiring top student athletes to submit to testing for the gene for sickle cell anemia,...
Is Your Dr. “Googling” You?
March 24th, 2010
Deborah Peel appeared on CNBC's Street Signs for a discussion on Doctors going online for additional patient information without patient consent
Hackers Want Millions For Data on Prescriptions
May 8th, 2009
The FBI and Virginia State Police are searching for hackers who demanded that the state pay them a $10 million ransom by Thursday for...
Treasury Moves to Restrict Lobbyists From Influencing Bailout Program
January 28th, 2009
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner issued new guidelines yesterday aimed at eliminating the influence of lobbyists on the $700 billion financial bailout program by...
Connecting The Medical Dots
December 22nd, 2008
Congress is considering adding money for health information technology to January’s stimulus package.
Doing so could spur a critical mass of the nation’s doctors to...
Data Mining For DOD Health
December 16th, 2008
Contracts naturally come in all sizes, shapes and flavors. Here’s one that’s just plain fascinating.
“U.S. Department of Defense Chooses Phase Forward to Support FDA-Sponsored...
Security Fix
December 6th, 2008
Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack
The hijacking of the nation’s largest e-bill payment system this week offers a glimpse of an attack that experts...
Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools
December 4th, 2008
Network of Supporters Tapped on Health-Care Issues
Barack Obama’s incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected...
A New Voice in Online Privacy: Group Wants Tighter Rules for Collecting, Using Consumer Data
November 17th, 2008
A group of privacy scholars, lawyers and corporate officials are launching an advocacy group today designed to help shape standards around how companies collect,...