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Facebook and PHI storage: A bad idea
Could Facebook succeed as a platform for personal health record storage? Not likely, says Healthcare Technology Online 's Ken Congdon, who cites the company's business model and its infamous privacy policy problems as reasons why healthcare providers shouldn't even consider the thought.
Halamka: ACO success depends on EHRs, decision support
Universal adoption of electronic health records and decision-support services are among five priorities imperative to successful accountable care organizations, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Health IT firms continue to attract venture capital
Venture capitalists placed their bets on health IT in 27 deals worth $184 million during the first quarter of this year, according to Mercom Capital Group , an Austin, Texas-based consulting firm. The
Patient-centered care requires more than online technologies
Patient-centered care is the mantra of the movement to reform the nation's healthcare delivery system. According to this credo, patients must be able to obtain copies of their medical records and
Break down all barriers to health information exchange
Farzad Mostashari, National Coordinator for Health IT, discussed the obstacles to the interoperability of health information systems in a recent interview with HealthLeaders Media. To overcome these
Columnist: Patient apathy to blame for PHR failures
Patient apathy is the primary reason for the failure of personal health records, according to InformationWeek Healthcare columnist Paul Cerrato. While security concerns certainly are prevalent,
Blue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a
IOM proposes new agency to oversee health IT safety
As concern over health IT-related safety issues mounts, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has proposed the creation of a new watchdog agency to monitor these problems. This agency would investigate
430K veterans press the Blue Button to retrieve health info
More than 430,000 veterans have used the Blue Button of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to download their personal health claims data, according to Todd Park, chief technology officer of the
'Human factor' often overlooked in home health device creation
The National Research Council believes that home health device manufacturers don't give enough consideration to human factors like ease of use when creating their technology, according to a report
