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E-prescribing advocates harness patient pressure
If vendor SureScripts gets its way, e-prescribing should develop a much higher profile among consumers, doctors and pharmacies over the next few weeks. Last Tuesday, the company kicked off what Read more...
Insurers keep getting on web visit bandwagon
A growing number of health plans have begun to pay for patients to participate in online visits with their doctor. In recent months Aetna and Cigna have started paying for some doctors' visits on Read more...
Study: Almost half of MDs say EMRs are key to reform
Physicians may be reluctant to spend big bucks on EMRs, but when backed into a corner, they admit that such automation is important. In fact, a new survey found that 46 percent of doctors believe Read more...
TennCare and Blue plans launch e-prescribing test
Tennessee's Medicaid program and one of its Medicaid managed care providers have announced that they plan to kick off an e-prescribing pilot program in 13 of the state's rural counties. The Bureau 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...
New Hampshire EMR privacy rule struck down
This week, the New Hampshire House rejected a measure that would have added new privacy protections to EMRs. The bill, which was opposed by providers and hospitals, would have allowed patients to Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Are physician blogs compromising patient privacy?
In a recent episode of NPR's "Morning Edition," physicians got to together discuss whether candid blog entries could violate patient privacy by being traced back to individual patients Curious how Read more...
HIMSS08: Kolodner expects increase in EMR use
Just in case you haven't had your fill, here's more optimism from the feds on HIT adoption. (As for me, it's getting a bit grating, as I don't see enough going on to actually make adoption happen.) Read more...
Study: E-prescribing boosts safety, quality
A new study commissioned by an e-prescribing network suggests that physicians are pretty comfortable with the technology. The study, which was conducted among physicians participating in a Read more...
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