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Who Owns Patient Data?
The notion of ownership is inadequate for health information. For instance, no one has an absolute right to destroy health information. But we all understand what it means to own an automobile: You can drive the car you own into a tree or into the ocean if you want to. No one has the legal right to do things like that to a "master copy" of health information.
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WHO Sounds Alarm On Widespread 'Superbug' Infections
Disease-causing bacteria that resist antibiotic treatment are now widespread in every part of the world and have reached "alarming levels" in many areas, says the first global report on the issue from the World Health Organization. Read More »
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WHO Warns Against 'Post-Antibiotic' Era
The 'post-antibiotic' era is near, according to a report released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics and other antimicrobial agents is a global problem, and a surveillance system should be established to monitor it, the group says. Read More »
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Whose Data Is It Anyway?
A common and somewhat unique aspect to EHR vendor contracts is that the EHR vendor lays claim to the data entered into their system. Rob and I, who co-authored this post, have worked in many industries as analysts. Nowhere, in our collective experience, have we seen such a thing. Read More »
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WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. [...] Read More »
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Why All Pharmaceutical Research Should Be Made Open Access
The government wants to make all publicly funded research available – but the same must be demanded of pharmas also Read More »
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Why Americans Are Drowning In Medical Debt
Healthcare is the number-one cause of personal bankruptcy and is responsible for more collections than credit cards...
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Why Branding Obesity As A Disease Is A Step In The WRONG Direction...
The documentary film Hungry For Change1 is another revolutionary look at food and nutrition from the creators of the best-selling film Food Matters. Read More »
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Why Chemotherapy That Costs $70,000 In The U.S. Costs $2,500 In India
By rejecting patent applications, developing countries have kept down the costs of much-needed medications. Can they continue to do so without harming efforts to develop new drugs? Read More »
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Why Data Breach Readiness Isn't Getting Much Better
Think you can avoid a health data breach the lazy way, without putting in the requisite work? Then think again. This year, in fact, healthcare organizations have reported more data breaches than the year prior, seeing on average a 10 percent jump in breach frequency...
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Why Do Medicare, Medicaid And Veterans Affairs Deal With Drug Costs Differently?
Countries sometimes do things differently from other countries or gain reputations for doing certain things well or poorly. But within a country, within the same federal government, does it make sense to do things differently among departments or programs that are providing essentially the same service? Read More »
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Why EHRs Are Not (Yet) Disruptive
[...] EHRs are not unsuccessful because of health care providers’ ineptness. Rather, they are a potentially disruptive technology that got caught in a legacy business model that can only prioritize sustaining innovations. Read More »
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Why EHRs Do Not Work For Doctors
When the concept of electronic health records (EHRs) were introduced a few years ago, the reasoning was the idea of creating “meaningful use” for patients. [...] With all of these terrific benefits for patients, why are so many physicians and hospitals dragging their feet about implementing EHRs? Read More »
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Why Electronic Medical Records Are Failing To Meet Expectations
Once celebrated as the next big thing in the healthcare world, electronic medical records (EMRs) have a long way to go in terms of physician satisfaction, according to survey data from AmericanEHR Partners released in March at HIMSS 2013. Read More »
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Why EMR Companies Don’t Care About Usability
I overheard nurses praising the pilot of a new technology with the promise of improving communication, safety, and saving on healthcare spending. The innovation: two-way texting. That’s one of the many indicators that hospitals are stuck the technological stone age. Read More »
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