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Consumer access to e-records becoming critical in view of difficulties, high cost, of face-to-face healthcare.
While the Healthcare IT Policy Committee, a federal advisory panel, is working on projects that will outline patient protections, patient privacy activists warn that allowing patients to opt out of participation in electronic health information exchanges will be critical to building public trust.
St. Jansdal Hospital in the Netherlands has extended its contract with Sydney-based iSOFT’s Lorenzo patient management solution for a further three years, in a deal worth €4.5 million.
Despite the promise of healthcare IT, an article by the Huffington Post Investigative Fund reveals that "scores of reports on file with the Food and Drug Administration detail consequences to patients when an electronic medical record system fails" and show that a central function of CPOE "has been linked to instances in which patients died or suffered serious injuries."
The top ten challenges that eligible professional practices must address to meet Stage 1 meaningful use criteria are outlined in a new report. Among them: the need for creating proper workflows to meet criteria, and the ability to "keep an eye on the future" to meet Stages 2 and 3.
The Social Security Administration named James Winn, executive counselor to the commissioner, as special advisor for health IT. He takes over the position from Jim Borland, who oversaw the agency's pioneering use of the Nationwide Health Information Network.
The Smart Card Alliance Healthcare Council is urging the use of two-factor authentication with smart card technology as a way to protect against medical identity theft.
SSA names James Winn special advisor for health IT; James Borland takes on disability systems modernization.
Two-year technology services contract extension signed after deal was made to save a call center from budget axe.
The National Cancer Institute plans to release a lightweight electronic health record designed to capture data specific to a cancer patient's office visit.