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[By D. Kellus Pruitt DDS]
“Feds push forward with controversial health rule – The Obama administration is moving ahead with controversial new rules that require doctors to switch to electronic health records or face fees, resisting calls from both parties to delay implementation.”
By Sarah Ferris for The Hill, October 6, 2015
“The Gag Clause is Killing Us – Doctors are barred from discussing safety glitches in software… And what if doctors — your doctor — is unable to make problems with EHR programs public, due to a so-called ‘gag clause’ written into the contract with the software company, which forbids sharing and publishing, in any form, of potentially dangerous flaws in the IT systems? This is already happening.”
By Deirdre Reilly for HealthZette, October 6, 2015
http://www.lifezette.com/healthzette/gag-clause-is-killing-us/
“Hackers target Australian health sector, selling records for A$1,000 – Hackers are targeting the Australian health sector, with fully populated digital health records sold on the black market for up to A$1,000 each [$720 US].”
By Beverley Head for ComputerWeekly.com, October 7, 2015
“Electronic health records software often written without doctors’ input – The reason why many doctors find electronic health records (EHR) difficult to use might be that the software wasn’t properly tested, researchers suggests.”
By Kathryn Doyle for Reuters, October 7, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/07/us-health-software-ehr-idUSKCN0S11OY20151007
“EHRs provide long-term savings, convenience.”
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