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Preserving Public Trust in Personal Health Records

Personal health records have great potential to empower patients to manage their own health care. Through PHRs, people can monitor chronic conditions, explore treatment and…

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Praise, Concerns Come Pouring in for ‘Meaningful Use’ Rules

Yesterday, federal officials released the final rule defining how health care providers can demonstrate meaningful use of electronic health records to qualify for federal incentive…

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Health and Human Services’ IT Rules Open Up Market to Newcomers

New federal rules that will grant medical practitioners billions of dollars to buy health information technology might make it easier for vendors new to the…

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Long-Awaited Final Rule on ‘Meaningful Use’ Strikes Compromise

Much of the health care community is still sifting through the 864-page final rule CMS released Tuesday describing how health care providers can demonstrate “meaningful…

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White House Deputy CTO Held Mixed Reality Event in Second Life

Yesterday, Beth Noveck, the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at the White House and the person responsible for Open Government, held a mixed-reality event co-sponsored by…

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Privacy matters: When is personal data truly de-identified?

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is about to rule whether health care entities will need to notify patients if their de-identified…

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Can Health IT Help Fund Health Reform?

Health information technology (health IT) would digitize patient records, doctors’ notes, prescription forms, test results and other information that most physicians currently record using dead…

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If Reform Stalls, How Will Health IT Efforts Be Affected?

Many involved in health IT — physicians, hospital administrators, industry leaders, legislators and policymakers — believe rapid, comprehensive movement toward digital health care in this…

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The Need for Centralized Medical Records

If you’re like most people, you receive your healthcare from more than one doctor—a family medicine specialist, an OB/GYN if you’re a woman, perhaps a…

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Former senator joins Markle Foundation board

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton was appointed to the Markle Foundation’s board of directors, having served on the Markle Task Force on National Security…

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The Grill: Zoë Baird

Computerworld – As president of the Markle Foundation, Zoë Baird helps drive change in health care and national security through the use of information technology,…

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Information Sharing Will Change How We Think

In the wake of the Christmas Day attack on Flight 253, The Markle Task Force recommended a plan for the virtual reorganization of government. In…