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MN offers $2.3M in EMR loans

March 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The state of Minnesota is offering a total of more than $2.3 million in state loans to help a pair of hospitals complete their EMR rollout. Swift County-Benson Hospital and Mille Lacs Health System... Read more...

MN offers $2.3M in EMR loans

March 24, 2008 — 7:59am ET
The state of Minnesota is offering a total of more than $2.3 million in state loans to help a pair of hospitals complete their EMR rollout. Swift County-Benson Hospital and Mille Lacs Health System... Read more...

Groups say IT changes must be part of national reform

February 25, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A pair of lobbying groups have been pushing hard to see the U.S. Congress pass health IT legislation that establishes national technology standards, before technology vendors go further down the road... Read more...

AHIMA demands better PHR privacy protections

June 24, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

PHRs are not electronic medical records, exactly--and as some people see it, that's exactly the problem. While EMRs enjoy the same HIPAA protection as paper records do, PHRs don't. AHIMA president Bryon Pickard told Congress that's just wrong. And even if laws in a specific state do target PHRs, when consumers and providers are in different states, the tougher state laws may not apply. As a result, AHIMA would like to see Congress enact uniform laws to cover the use or transmission of …

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Verizon launches WebMD-based PHR

May 13, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

Giant telecommunications firm Verizon Communications is rolling out a PHR for 900,000 employees, dependents and retirees, with executives suggesting that such a platform can foster consumer-driven health system changes. The new records, known as the Verizon HealthZone PHR, is provided by WebMD, which offers Web-based, password protected access to records. When patients choose to enroll in the PHR, the record allows patients, as well as clinicians, pharmacies and labs, to enter and manage …

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Congress to address health IT, patient privacy?

January 15, 2007 — 8:01pm ET

While the U.S. Congress failed to pass national health information technology legislation last year, the issue (which many cite as falling outside of traditional party lines) is likely to be considered yet again this year. Along with the Democratic sweep in Congress, many in the industry are expecting an accompanying shift in Federal health IT legislation. "Democrats will certainly re-address the issue, and in fact, there's already been talk among staffers about putting together a new …

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