[Med-privacy] EHRs

[peter marshall]

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  ONLINE HEALTH DATA IN REMISSION
  [SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Anita Huslin]
  The $19 billion prescribed in Congress's economic stimulus package to 
bring America's health-care records into the electronic age is a 
welcome opportunity for information technology firms seeking to build 
market share in a still-young industry. Although the federal government 
set a goal five years ago of creating an electronic health record for 
every American by 2014, the effort has lagged for several reasons. 
Roadblocks include concerns over lack of universal protocols for 
collecting data as well as rules that establish how, with whom and 
under what circumstances the data can be shared. Many health-care 
providers -- physician practices, testing facilities, hospitals and 
clinics -- fear liability if private information gets into the wrong 
hands. Embedded in all these issues is the cost, an estimated $150 
billion, which has proven to be a significant barrier to that 2014 
target.
http://benton.org/node/22141
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 [SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Anita Huslin]

 The $19 billion prescribed in Congress's economic stimulus package to
bring America's health-care records into the electronic age is a
welcome opportunity for information technology firms seeking to build
market share in a still-young industry. Although the federal
government set a goal five years ago of creating an electronic health
record for every American by 2014, the effort has lagged for several
reasons. Roadblocks include concerns over lack of universal protocols
for collecting data as well as rules that establish how, with whom and
under what circumstances the data can be shared. Many health-care
providers -- physician practices, testing facilities, hospitals and
clinics -- fear liability if private information gets into the wrong
hands. Embedded in all these issues is the cost, an estimated $150
billion, which has proven to be a significant barrier to that 2014
target.

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