Molly Merrill, Healthcare IT News
“Electronic health records can provide new opportunities for obtaining more comprehensive data regarding quality of health services patients receive than relying solely on Medicaid claims data, according to a new study.
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Brian Dolan, mobihealthnews
“After two years of research and a joint effort between groups of security experts working at separate academic institutions, a professor and a graduate student showed attendees at hacker conferences Black Hat and Defcon how to build a “cheap” $1,000 system to mimic the control mechanism on a pacemaker.
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Ed Howe, Action For Better Healthcare
“Many patients rely on hospital websites to provide important healthcare information that often helps patients in their decisions about care. It is so important that this health information is not only accurate, but that it does not mislead a patient into expecting something that the hospital and its’ staff cannot deliver.
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Roya Manuel-Nekouei, The Concordian
“Sore throat? Headache? Swollen glands? The discovery of whatever is making you feel sick is only a click away on the Internet. With the web being well up-to-date with all sorts of medical information, it is easy for people to try and diagnose themselves. The real question: is it safe?
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Richard, World of DTC Marketing
“The hidden costs of U.S. health care for consumers: A comprehensive analysis produced by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, in Washington, D.C. had some startling findings on healthcare. First is that consumers are concerned about health-related costs and are acting to avoid higher exposure.
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Kelly Young, RA Warrior
“That story happened to me. That’s why I loved that Tweet from Kelly Kunik during last night’s Twitter HCSM (Healthcare communications social media) discussion. A doctor had questioned whether e-patient bloggers are credible sources.
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Health Data Management Magazine
“In the past, the hospital or the clinic was the custodian of the data, but now as patients can collect their information from everywhere, they will become their own custodians. The question is how reliable their information will be.
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Suzanne MacFarland, Clinical Correlations
“There is a stranger in the clinic room, and it is not your patient. This stranger is a multifaceted, opinionated entity with likely conflict-of-interest. This new acquaintance has already spoken to your patient and influenced the direction of this visit in the form of health statistics, symptom explanations, and feared complications.
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Insight Daily
“Several significant events have driven public and industry interest in personal health records. In 2004, President George W. Bush outlined a plan for the implementation of an electronic health record that could be accessed by all Americans.
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Richter JG et al, Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 28(2)
OBJECTIVES:
The Internet supports interactive patient assessments, online documentation and access to online electronic health records (EHRs), but little is known about the acceptance of these features and trends in rheumatology patients. Therefore, we studied patients’ attitudes and willingness to participate in online patient (self-)documentation.
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