The Bush administration has no clear strategy to protect the privacy of patients as it promotes the use of electronic medical records throughout the nation`s health care system, federal investigators say in a new report. As a result, Mr. Akaka … Tęsti skaitymą →

Banning home HIV testing kits is unwarranted and a breach of patient autonomy, a UK health expert argues. more

Five major U.S. corporations have joined forces to create a „medical Internet“ on which some 2.5 million people can compile their personal health records in one location, providing convenient access to everything from prescriptions and cholesterol readings to family medical … Tęsti skaitymą →

A bigger threat may be caused by the very companies who keep electronic health records, she said, because electronic health information can be compiled, bought and sold — sometimes without a patient’s consent. more

The Texas Medical Board last week adopted rules requiring physicians to gain written and notarized parental consent before performing an abortion on a minor. more

Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline (R), who is running for re-election in November, on Friday said he not was trying to further a political agenda but to protect children when he sought access to the medical records of 90 women … Tęsti skaitymą →

Doctors are raising a series of concerns about the confidentiality of the electronic care records system. more

In a public-health emergency, suspected victims would no longer have to give permission before experimental tests could be run to determine why they’re sick, under a federal rule published Wednesday. more

Of the 19,420 grievances lodged so far, the most common allegations have been that personal medical details were wrongly revealed, information was poorly protected, more details were disclosed than necessary, proper authorization was not obtained or patients were frustrated getting … Tęsti skaitymą →

Social Security numbers and other personal information for nearly 17,000 Medicare beneficiaries could have been compromised when an insurance company employee called up the data on a hotel computer and then failed to delete the file. more