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NJ flunks Medicaid data security audit
A new audit has concluded that New Jersey has not put adequate security measures in place to protect sensitive Medicaid program data. The review, conducted by the New Jersey Office of the State Read more...
WellPoint data may have been compromised
While it's not clear what happened, it looks as though clinical and personal data on 130,000-odd WellPoint beneficiaries may have been accessed through the web. WellPoint has announced that during Read more...
A new paradigm for EMRs--publishing
Over the last year or so, an aggressive little health IT startup in San Francisco has drawn a fair amount of press for its size, including a mention in the New York Times. The company, Practice Read more...
NIH security breach includes data on U.S. Rep
Now this must be a little embarrassing for officials at NIH. As it turns out, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) was one of 3,000 patients involved in a cardiac MRI study whose records were possibly lost when a Read more...
Rural LA hospitals launch HIE
A group of rural Louisiana hospitals have gone live with a health information exchange, using an open system platform allowing the hospitals to conduct teleconsultations. The exchange includes seven Read more...
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> Perlegen Sciences' plans to work with an EMR vendor to use patient data for genetics research have made some in the medical community upset. So what does Perlegen have to say? Read more...
UCLA staff accused of viewing Britney Spears' records
In what is unfortunately an all-too-predictable episode, UCLA Medical Center executives have said that they're investigating 13 staff members who seem to have accessed Britney Spears' medical Read more...
UCLA staff accused of viewing Britney Spears' records
In what is unfortunately an all-too-predictable episode, UCLA Medical Center executives have said that they're investigating 13 staff members who seem to have accessed Britney Spears' medical records Read more...
Marriott rolls out Web-based PHR to employees
Hotel operator Marriott has rolled out a Web-based PHR to 50,000 employees across the U.S. Marriott is doing the rollout after conducting a small pilot test with the PHR system, developed by Read more...
ALSO NOTED: New England group builds telehealth network; PA health system builds shared EMR with DoD; and much more...
> The New England Telehealth Consortium has announced that it is developing a network which will link 555 clinics, physician offices, hospitals, public health centers and universities in Maine, Read more...
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