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Yes, you do have a right to your health records

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Neil Versel

Lest anyone forget — including the American Hospital Association, which wants to take 30 days post-discharge to supply copies of medical records to patients — HIPAA explicitly gives patients the right to access their own records. This is not new. … Continue reading →

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Australia considers huge fines for EHR snooping

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Neil Versel

How’s this for a deterrent against unauthorized snooping into patient EHRs? Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon recently proposed whopping fines of A$13,200 for individuals and A$66,000 for companies that illegally access patient records. The Aussie dollar is nearly on par … Continue reading →

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‘Five rights’ for data administration

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Neil Versel

You know about the “five rights” for medication administrations: the right drug, for the right patient, in the right dosage, on the right route, at the right time. More recently we’ve seen “five rights” for effective clinical decision support: the … Continue reading →

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A vendor’s view on selling of data

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Neil Versel

As long as there have been EMRs, there have been vendors selling aggregated, de-identified data. And there have been people worried about privacy. That issue came up last week AHIMA Legal EHR Summit right here in Chicago, during a session … Continue reading →

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Electronic Medical Records Lost Using External Hard Drive

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Dr. Michael West

I hate to call anyone stupid, but reading stories like Hospital Reports a Possible Data Loss really steams my Chinese dumplings.  According to the post, a doctor who works at two facilities, including the famous Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s hospital (of … Continue reading →

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Facebook + health data = all sorts of HIPAA questions

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Neil Versel

“Time’s Person of the Year is Mark Zuckerberg. Sorry, Julian Assange, I guess you didn’t violate enough people’s privacy.” — Stephen Colbert, Dec. 15, 2010. Yes, Facebook has issues with privacy. Just Monday, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, the Center … Continue reading →

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Not just an EMR, but an HIE for mental health

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Neil Versel

Last month, I asked if anyone has been successful with an EMR for mental health. I wondered if an iPad might make it easier for a psychotherapist to take electronic notes during a session without making the patient feel like … Continue reading →

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Blogging by Twitter?

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Neil Versel

Oh man, I’ve been busy. I filled in as writer of the Midwest edition of Payers and Providers the last two weeks because regular editor Duncan Moore, a former colleague, had been hospitalized. (Get well soon, Duncan.) I’ve been at … Continue reading →

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EMRs for mental health?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Neil Versel

I’ve been wondering, has anyone in mental health truly had success with an EMR? I can’t imagine any psychotherapist sitting at a computer typing notes while there’s a patient on the couch. That would be particularly bad for a patient … Continue reading →

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