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…
National health records network to hook up with Google, Microsoft
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…
NY to Develop Unified Medical Records
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…
Perlegen strikes back on privacy
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…
Governor Rendell Signs Executive Order Implementing Information Technology Initiative From Prescription for Pennsylvania
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…
Leukemia Credit bureau settles Los Gatos cancer survivor's suit
Lisa Fernandez writes in the Mercury News: It’s mind-numbing what Eric Drew has been through. The former Los Gatos High School quarterback and runway model was diagnosed with leukemia seven years ago. A hospital lab technician stole his credit cards before he went into surgery. After that, credit card companies first blanketed him with cards…