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Preventable Medical Errors in Hospitals – The Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
Many physicians in the US have voiced their concern online regarding the conventional healthcare system and how it needs to be changed. The United States has the most expensive healthcare in the...
Medical Identity Theft on the Rise
The latest threat in the healthcare scenario that is seemingly on the rise is medical identity theft. It involves the use of an individual's name and identity proof to obtain medical...
Smartphones to Bridge Gaps in EHR Systems
Electronic health records are being implemented in hospitals, clinics and other healthcare facilities in the U.S in keeping with the government directive. Making healthcare information available...
Verizon’s New Service — Hospitals Can Hope to Demonstrate “Meaningful Use” of the Computer System
Doctors can share medical records without concerns about privacy breach thanks to Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)’s introduction of its first national service Secure Universal Message Services to...
Avoid Medical Privacy Breaches at All Costs
The nation’s administration is focused on formulating new medical privacy rules after coming under sharp criticism for the current regulations that offer quite inadequate privacy protection. With...
A Central Repository for Healthcare Information – Some Practical Concerns
How safe is a central storage system for patient medical records? This thought must surely be doing the rounds in the minds of physicians and patients alike. The U.S. government’s efforts to...
October 7 – 13 is Mental Health Awareness Week
October 10 is designated as World Mental Health Day by the WHO (World Health Organization) to draw attention to the fact that mental disorders do not receive the care due to them. This is true in...
Medical Identity Theft – A Frightening Reality
Your medical records may not be confidential after all, as a recent ABC News Investigation revealed. Physician’s notes may be accessible to doctors as well as other healthcare professionals in an...
Preventing Data Bleeding – It’s Ultimately the Healthcare Provider’s Lookout
Shocking statistics of patient data leaks across the US is a matter of great concern with reports of healthcare employees stealing patient identities to pay their water and gas bills. Data breaches...