Another misguided, uninformed EHR vendor will discount the price of EHR software for doctors willing to sell patient data! According to CEO Jonathan Bush, "Athena might be able to halve the amount that physicians pay to use its EHR."
A recent story in the New York Times about “Web coupons” tells how the massive, under-the-radar data mining industry just hammered one of the last nails into the coffin of online "privacy". In case you are naïve enough to imagine you have any privacy at all online – this story proves you have none.
Everyone who cares about the privacy of their PHI should read Latanya Sweeney’s written testimony on the NHIN flaws. Her criticisms of the proposed models National Health Information Network are sorely needed.
Stephanie Clifford's story in the New York Times tells how the massive, under-the-radar data mining industry just hammered the one of the last nails into the coffin of online "privacy". In case you are naive enough to imagine you have any privacy at all online - this story proves you have none.
Lawsuits are being filed against state agencies and state universities when residents find out that sensitive health information is used in ways they never expected or gave permission for.
