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New HHS rule requires providers, health plans to notify consumers of privacy breaches
What used to be a state by state matter--in which a patchwork of laws offered some limited protection when their health data was breached--has now become a national standard. HHS has issued new... Read more...
BCBS of Minnesota rolls out a virtual clinic
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, working with American Well's online service, will soon begin offering Minnesotans access to live interactions with physicians and other clinicians. The... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: MD group wants pay for online work; Lilly working out its Zyprexa problem; and much more...
> The American College of Physicians has had enough. If you want its members to spend tons of extra time working with electronic medical records and personal health records and countless other... Read more...
HiMSS08 wrap up: Transition time for health IT
Well, as expected, the HiMSS08 show was a sprawling affair, attended by 27,000 seemingly happy party-goers. Without a doubt, it was an impressive display of professional knowledge and technical... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: IT leaders, other execs clash over spending priorities; Med mal insurer offers discounts for PHR use; and much more
> It seems that IT leaders disagree with others in the healthcare executive suite when it comes to where the money should be spent. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Cincinnati hospitals give $44M in charity care; FDA gets tiny funding boost; and much more...
> Greater Cincinnati's hospitals have released a report which concludes that they gave more than $44 million in free care out in 2007. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Health finance execs stand trial for $1.9B fraud; Wal-Mart, partners pilot personal health records; and much more..
> Six years after its collapse, executives from what was one of the country's biggest health care finance companies are standing trial for an alleged $1.9 billion fraud. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NC hospitals come together to share stroke data; Battle between Denver hospital, Catholic system heats up; and much
> In an effort to improve the quality of stroke care in the state, a group of North Carolina hospitals have come together to create a shared database which collects data on how stroke care is... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Medicare tests PHRs in SC; WellCare in more trouble; and much more...
> Medicare will soon begin testing personal health records with 100,000 beneficiaries in South Carolina. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Aetna hospital cost site challenged; Group offers new health IT security standard; and much more...
> A new Aetna site comparing hospital costs is getting mixed reviews, with some suggesting that it's too elementary to offer much help on this complex topic. Read more...
