Economic Stimulus Package Sends Clear Message: Adopt EHR Technology Now or Pay the Price Later
By improving the efficiency and quality of health care services, electronic health records (EHRs) have been hailed as a promising new component of America’s future health care industry. However, due to cost and other perceived implementation obstacles,…
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Medical Records a Click Away; But Privacy is a Concern with Web-Based Information
Janet Kornblum
USA Today
When Mary Adams had a mammogram in October, she didn’t have to wait for a call from her doctor — or even a note in the mail — to get her results.
Instead, she got a message from her Cleveland Clinic doctor that her online health record had been…
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Are Your Medical Records ar Risk?
Sarah Rubenstein
The Wall Street Journal
Amid Spate of Security Lapses, Health-Care Industry Weighs Privacy Against Quality Care
When it comes to protecting the privacy of patients’ computerized information, the main threat the health-care industry faces isn’t from hackers, but from itself.
In a spate of recent security lapses at hospitals, health…
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