Electronic Health Records News

New ID cards to store health records (Times of Malta)
Each new identity card to be introduced next year would contain an electronic chip containing the individual’s health record, Communications Minister Austin Gatt told Parliament yesterday.

Google Health opens, sparks privacy woes (The Salt Lake Tribune)
After a year and half of development, Google’s online filing cabinet for personal medical records is open to the public, giving users instant electronic access to their health histories, while reigniting privacy concerns.

Records snag causes health risk (Toronto Star)
An estimated 8,000 Ontarians die needlessly from chronic diseases every year in part because of the government’s slow progress in setting up a system of electronic health records.

Google makes public service that gives consumers electronic medical record access (Canadian Business)
Rachel Metz, The Associated Press May 19, 2008 – 9:25 p.m. NEW YORK – Google’s online filing cabinet for medical records opened to the public Monday, giving users instant electronic access to their health histories and worrying a privacy advocate.

Doctor touts electronic medical records (Beaumont Enterprise)
Dr. James Holly, right, and Jonathan Owens, clinical systems engineer for SETMA, walk through the computer room that houses all the hardware for the electronic medical records system that Holly’s medical group uses.

Worker records kept for years (Akron Beacon Journal)
Q: What happens to the personal information my employer has after I leave the company? A: These days, employers have a host of information on employees including medical and health insurance records, information in pension and 401(k) plans and bank account numbers from direct deposit.

Computers replace paper at hospital (Daily Gleaner)
River Valley Health says its e-health records initiative is increasing the efficiency of patient care at the Upper River Valley Hospital in Waterville.

Benefits of electronic health records will soon kill privacy (ITBusiness.ca)
Do ease of management and reduced paperwork offered by digital health records outweigh our current fears of data breaches and inappropriate file sharing? Here are the possible data sets these records may contain and a list of vendors likely to lead the market.

Hifn Writes Prescription for Protecting Patient Health Care Records With Advanced Encryption Technology (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Hifn , the catalyst behind storage and networking innovation, is validating its commitment to the security and data protection requirements of the health care IT industry by headlining two health care technology events this month, including a featured speaking role by the company’s CTO.

Kaiser completes national installation of electronic health record system (BizJournals)
Kaiser Permanente said Monday that all of its 8.7 million enrollees in nine states and the District of Columbia have access to HealthConnect, an outpatient electronic health record Kaiser says is the world’s largest privately funded EHR.