According to iHealthBeat Monday, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his intent to deploy a $100 million electronic health records system in the City’s 100 community clinics and 11 hospitals. These hospitals handle some five million patients each year. [Original source: Government Health IT]

I guess I hadn’t been looking hard enough, but here is a site – sponsored by the American Health Information Management Association – that lists some 45 competing PHR products sorted by whether they are Internet-, paper- or software-based and how much they cost. Check it out at MyPHR.com. The myPHR site gives you background [...]

That’s according to the California Healthcare Foundation’s most recent survey. Interestingly, the CHCF had conducted a similar study in 1999 that showed 3/4s of Americans were concerned with their medical record confidentiality. The new study shows that despite federal protections under HIPAA, 66% are concerned about the confidentiality of their personal health information and are [...]

I don’t think I’ve posted on this previously, but I continue to be amazed as to how both sides of the political spectrum (it has two sides) are in agreement on electronic medical records and personal healthcare records. I don’t know where I saw (and I’m too lazy to look for) the article where The [...]

It’s a long one this time, well worth the read and well worth jumping around for if you have the time. Check it out.