Archive for March, 2010

Your Medical Records Are Not Secure

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

By DEBORAH C. PEEL I learned about the lack of health privacy when I hung out my shingle as a psychiatrist. Patients asked if I could keep their records private if they paid for care themselves. They had lost jobs or reputations because what they said in the doctor’s office didn’t always stay in the [...]

There’s a new TV advertisement from GE out in the last couple of weeks that demonstrates very well the value of electronic medical records (EMRs).  If you haven’t seen it already, have a look: The 911 Family of Products, the 911 Medical ID Card and Medallion, have a goal of working with the new electronic [...]