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NewsSPOTLIGHT: Should patients have broader health data access?
As Dr. Ted Eytan sees it, patients have far too little access to their own medical information, thanks largely to a medical and societal culture that encourages keeping records close to the vest. Read more...
Microsoft, DOD build health data warehouseEvidence continues to mount that Microsoft's talk about taking on healthcare isn't just posturing. The latest item is the software giant's participation in a joint effort with the U.S. Department of Defense, under which the two will build a huge medical data warehouse for the military. Microsoft will help the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center develop tools to slice and dice data for more than 9.1 million patient health records. What's intriguing about this deal … Read more...ALSO NOTED: Giant firms name PHR developer; Americans both like and fear EMRs; and much more...> So who will manage the giant personal health record database being built by Applied Materials, BP America, Intel, Pitney Bowes and Wal-mart Stores? Meet the Omnimedix Institute, developer of "Dossia." Article > Yet another study has found that Americans both look forward to and fear the implementation of EMRs. If there were stronger rules in place protecting online … Read more...Single sign-on deemed critical by IT execsSenior IT executives are most concerned with a single sign-on technology's capability to integrate with enterprise directories and the organization's core clinical vendor solutions, says a new survey by HIMSS Analytics and sponsored by Novell. The report is based on a survey of more than 100 senior IT executives involved in the IT decision-making process by HIMSS Analytics in May 2006. The survey was designed to determine how important single sign-on technology is within an overall … Read more... |
