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NewsInternet use transforming patient-provider relationships
For years, we at FierceHealthIT have described the gradual emergence of online communications between providers and patients. For most of this time, such communication was just a now-and-then Read more...
Identity thieves getting better at stealing patient data
Where they once focused on banking data and credit card statements, identity thieves have become increasingly focused on breaking into patient data systems, observers say. Medical records offer a Read more...
HIT terms becoming more defined
Do you know the difference between an e-medical record and an e-health record? Health IT professionals are banking on an answer of "no," which is why there now is more of a push to give more "precise Read more...
Editor's Corner
Implanted RFID technology may well be a standard channel for transmitting electronic medical data at some point, but that day hasn't come yet. Right now, RFID is battling it out against smart cards, flash … Read more...FL law would ban chip implants without consentIdeally, patients will only have RFID chips implanted in them if they're on board with the idea. However, a Florida state Senator fears that if protections aren't put into place, patients could have such chips implanted against their will. To make sure this doesn't happen, Senator Bill Posey (R) has filed a bill that would prohibit chip implantation without prior approval. The bill, which some Florida legislators consider a bit, well, paranoid, has nonetheless won approval from the state … Read more...Ga. insurers unveil easy-access e-recordsGeorgia's largest health insurer plans to offer its members a personalized medical record that can be accessed over the Internet. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia just unveiled "the personal health record" and said it will be available to the insurer's 3.1 million members starting in late August. Kaiser Permanente, meanwhile, is planning to roll out an electronic health record in Georgia's Gwinnett County this week. All 286,000 of Georgia's Kaiser members will be able to use it … Read more... | Press ReleasesConnexit™ Launch Aims to Reshape Business of Long-Term CareElectronic Data Interchange Helps Improve Costs, Labor Savings, Medication Safety and Employee Satisfaction RatesBALTIMORE, Jan. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Remedi SeniorCare®, one of the nation's Read more >> MediConnect Launches First-of-Its-Kind Provider Network Offering, Giving Physicians Free Access to Health Information ExchNew Service Securely Stores Physicians’ Digitized Medical Records and Electronic Medical Records in Central Online Repository, which Currently Hosts Nearly 10 Million Medical RecordsAuthorized Users Read more >> Bonney Lake Doctor Office BurglarizedComputer server stolen with patient data; Patients offered identity theft protectionBONNEY LAKE, Wash., Sept. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonney Lake Medical Center was burglarized on August 12, 2011. Read more >> Mobile, Secure Personal Health Record System Puts Electronic Medical Records at Consumers' Fingertips Through Smart Phones and MWASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CORAnet Solutions, Inc. announces the release of its mobile personal health record system that has two applications: the CORAVault™ that provides private Read more >> LifeMed ID, Inc. to Provide PETLinQ LLC with Secure Patient Identity, Automated Registration, and Brand Patient Loyalty to its CCITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif., Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- LifeMed ID, a "Trusted Patient Identity" software company, is deploying its SecureReg™ software to PETLinQ's customer base nationwide. LifeMed's Read more >> |
