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The Real Elephant in the Room? Patient Empowerment Not Privacy

Posted on March 29, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Seen on the Patient Empowerment  blog: I read yet another article (this one online at FoxNews Business) where privacy concerns screamed louder than the benefits of empowering patients through the their use of personal health records. Now, I agree that privacy issues are important–of course we all want to be sure that our medical information…

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Pennsylvania readies HIE

Posted on March 29, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

John Moore writes in Government Health IT: Pennsylvania has laid the foundation for a statewide health information exchange that will support interoperable electronic health records and e-prescribing. Gov. Edward Rendell signed an executive order March 26 establishing the governance structure for the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange (PHIX). That structure, which will include an executive director…

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National health records network to hook up with Google, Microsoft

Posted on March 29, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Bob Brewin writes in Government Executive: The federal office in charge of creating a national network of electronic health records plans to integrate the system with the health care databases that Google and Microsoft launched last year, on which individuals can store their health records, a top official with the Health and Human Services Department…

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NY to Develop Unified Medical Records

Posted on March 28, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Michael Vertanen writes in Forbes: Gov. David Paterson announced Friday $105 million in grants to help develop a unified system of electronic medical records for New Yorkers he said would reduce errors and duplicative testing. The governor said the electronic system will not only improve care, but avoid cases like when he fainted on a…

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Perlegen strikes back on privacy

Posted on March 28, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

Healthcare IT News has this story: Last week, patient privacy advocate Deborah Peel, MD, wrote a letter to Healthcare IT News attacking Perlegen Sciences’ plans to work with an EMR vendor to use patient data for genetics research. In a new letter, Perlegen strikes back at Peel. To the editor, Healthcare IT News: We are…

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Governor Rendell Signs Executive Order Implementing Information Technology Initiative From Prescription for Pennsylvania

Posted on March 28, 2008October 24, 2024 by Dissent

  A press release from Governor Rendell’s office, seen at SunHerald.com: Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today that he has signed an executive order creating the Pennsylvania Health Information Exchange, which is a framework that will give health care providers improved access to clinical data and lead to safer and more efficient patient-centered care. The…

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