New Rule Puts Medical Data in Patients’ Hands
Health systems are now required to provide patients with timely access to their own medical records, upon request.
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Read more: Rise in Hospital Ransomware Attacks Requires Government Intervention Rise in Hospital Ransomware Attacks Requires Government Intervention
Resource-strapped hospitals require significant government support to address the growing threat of ransomware.
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Read more: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Medical Records Can Reduce Disparities Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Medical Records Can Reduce Disparities
It’s time to require sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in electronic health records nationwide.
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Read more: Congressmen are Concerned that Meaningful Use Stage 2 is Too Weak Congressmen are Concerned that Meaningful Use Stage 2 is Too Weak
By Leslie P. Francis On October 4, four Republican Congressman, all with powerful positions concerning health care, wrote Secretary Sebelius urging suspension of “meaningful use” Stage 2 payments until a stronger program is in place. The Congressmen, Dave Camp (Chair of the House Ways & Means Committee), Wally Herger (Chair of the Ways & Means…
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Read more: More Bad News on Electronic Health Records More Bad News on Electronic Health Records
By David Orentlicher During the debate over the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration and other proponents of electronic health records (EHRs) cited a RAND study projecting cost-savings of $80 billion a year from EHRs. More recent data have cast doubt on those estimates. In March, for example, a study in Health Affairs found that…
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Read more: ONC Backs Off Rule-making For Governance of Health Information Exchange ONC Backs Off Rule-making For Governance of Health Information Exchange
By Leslie Francis Establishment of the infrastructure needed for the efficient, accurate, and secure exchange of health information is a crucial piece of improving care in the US. Exchange fosters the ready availability of information, reducing redundancy and hopefully improving care quality. To this end, proposals for a National Health Information Network were highly touted…