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Cerner markets patient data to pharma, researchers
Even if you're not a health IT specialist, it's hard to miss Cerner, one of the biggest players in the electronic medical records business. That makes it particularly big news when it decides to... Read more...
MO hospitals' suit against tobacco cos. still in motion after 10 years
For nearly 10 years, Missouri hospitals have been in a legal wrestling match with the nation's largest tobacco companies, as they prepare for a jury trial in their case against the tobacco industry.... Read more...
UCLA's medical record spying problem worse than thought
Despite vows that it was getting things in order, UCLA Medical Center still seems to have a problem with protecting the privacy of its medical records. According to a new report from the California... Read more...
Seattle health system will pay $100K HIPAA fine
A Seattle-based health system has agreed to pay a $100,000 HIPAA fine--as well as improve its medical data security--after failing to properly secure data backup tapes, disks and laptops. During 2005... Read more...
Trend: Identity thieves get better at stealing medical records
Recently, identity thieves have become increasingly focused on stealing medical records--and have begun using better methods to get patient data, too. Medical records offer a rich trove of... Read more...
Report: UCLA privacy breaches happen often
When a hospital treats celebrities, it's no surprise that employees will be tempted to get a peek at their records--as happened recently when employees improperly looked into records on singer... Read more...
Pitt locks out MDs moving to competitor
It seems that the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center doesn't take disloyalty well. A month after a six-OB/GYN practice based at its UPMC Mercy facility it was moving to rival West Penn... Read more...
KS court blocks access to abortion provider records
The Kansas Supreme Court yesterday decided to temporarily block a grant jury from obtaining access to patient records from a physician who's one of the few in the U.S. providing late-term abortions.... Read more...
CMS P4P program shows improvements
Hospital costs and mortality rates are going down under CMS's pay-for-performance project, according to a new analysis. Under the Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration project, which began in... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: The reverberating effects of the S-CHIP veto; Minnesota health costs rise; and much more...
> The Bush Administration's veto of the S-CHIP expansion could cost Tennessee hospitals $150 million. Read more...
