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Experts debate merits of physician-patient email
This month's Wall Street Journal's "Big Issues" feature focuses on healthcare, including a debate-style article with two expert views on physician-patient email conversations, FierceHealthIT
HIE creation requires planning, flexibility
Preparation and flexibility are two key ingredients in the recipe for creating a working health information exchange, Sonal Patel, vice president of client services for healthcare IT software company
Fake hospital CEO on Facebook highlights social media security issues
Although more health executives are using Facebook to share health information and engage their healthcare communities, Murray-Calloway County (Ky.) Hospital's CEO learned that not all Facebook
Hospitals more cautious about cloud adoption than physician practices
Hospitals and healthcare systems generally are taking a more cautious, staged approach to adopting cloud-based applications than are stand-alone providers--mainly physician practices--according to a
Healthcare industry poorly protecting patient privacy
Healthcare organizations and other industry players are falling short in protecting the privacy and security of patient information, according to a new report from consulting firm PwC. A survey of
ONC seeks vendor to develop, test electronic consent
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is seeking a vendor to develop and test methods of obtaining electronic patient consent for the use of personal data in health information
Docs worried about patient relationships still share personal data on Facebook
Physicians could be putting the doctor-patient relationship in jeopardy because they don't control their own privacy very well on Facebook, according to a recent study of French medical residents.
Remote users often lax with health data protection
Thanks to mobility, cloud-based storage and web access to office databases, about two-thirds of working professionals have accessed "some type of sensitive data" outside of their offices within the
California fines 7 facilities for privacy breaches
The California Department of Public Health has fined six hospitals and a nursing home a total of $792,500 for failing to prevent unauthorized access to patient data. Kern Medical Center in
Tread carefully when discussing sensitive topics with teens
If there's anything that is sacrosanct to teens and adolescents, it's their privacy, even when it comes to sharing important medical information with their doctors. As a result, pressing young adults
