Quickly, the Office for National Coordinator (ONC) for Health IT in the Dept of Health & Human...
Back Story on CMS PHR Go Live
In early May, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the "go live" of the...
Aetna’s CEO Again Attacks 3rd Party PHRs
You may recall that during an interview last October with the fine folks who manage the WSJ's...
Google Health Goes Live – Quick Analysis
Late this afternoon, Google Health Beta officially opened its doors for anyone to sign-up. While I...
Harvard Conference on Internet’s Future
I got religion. At least religion that part of the savior to today's, and more importantly,...
Why Extending HIPAA to PHRs is NOT a Good Idea
There has been a lot of talk about extending current HIPAA regulations to address non-covered...
Genetics: Now that we finally have some protection…
The Senate unanimously passed their version of a Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act this...
HIMSS Webcast Today – Can It Get Any Worse?
I sincerely apologize to anyone who may have sat-in on the webcast today by HIMSS Analytics and...
The Risks of Digital Medical Records
One of the better, more balanced articles on privacy and security of medical records can be found...