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Feasibility of a Patient Decision Aid Regarding Disclosure of personal health information: Qualitative Evaluation of the Health Care Information Directive
Concerns regarding the privacy of health information are escalating owing both to the growing use of information technology to store and exchange data and to the increasing demand on the part of patients to control the use of their medical records. The objective of this study was to evaluate the...
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White papers 2004-09-10

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Hooper Holmes Announces First Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Information
BASKING RIDGE, N.J., May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hooper Holmes, Inc. today announced that it will release first quarter 2008 financial results before market on Friday, May 9, 2008. The Company will host a conference call on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 11:00am EDT. Conference Call...
Articles 2008-05-06
Healia Communities Members Receive Recognition for Their Contributions
This week, at the Consumer Health WorldConference in Las Vegas, Nev., Healia ( www.healia.com ) President andFounder Tom Eng announced the launch of "Healia Points," a program that wascreated to reward Healia Communities members for their positivecontributions and to promote high quality information exchange. HealiaCommunities is a free online health...
Articles 2008-05-06
LaserCard Corporation Wins New Optical Memory Card Program in Italy
Ministry of Justice Program Marks Precursor to National Government Employee ID MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- LaserCard Corporation (NASDAQ:LCRD), a leading provider of secure ID solutions, today announced that it has received a purchase order to supply secure optical memory cards for the Italian Ministry of Justice employee ID...
Articles 2008-05-06
TriZetto Constituent Software Differentiates Payers and Improves Coordination of Care Across U.S. Healthcare System
'Constituent Web Solutions' Ease Doing Business With Health Plans for Members, Providers, Employers and Brokers NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- The TriZetto Group Inc. (NASDAQ: TZIX) today announced a suite of applications that can provide health plans with advanced, Web-based services to enable members, providers, employers and brokers to...
Articles 2008-05-05
Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness
Parents of children with autism have double the odds of having been hospitalized for a psychiatric condition than parents of children without autism, according to a comprehensive review of Swedish medical registries. Eventually, the information may provide a way for experts to start untangling the complex genetic and environmental interactions...
Articles 2008-05-05
St. Jude Medical and Microsoft Collaborate to Provide Patients and Physicians with Better Access to Health Records
Integration of St. Jude Medical network and Microsoft HealthVault will enable patients to easily share cardiac device data with physicians ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) today announced a partnership with the Microsoft Corp. Health Solutions Group to research the integration of data from implantable...
Articles 2008-05-02
Initiate Systems Announces Integration of Its Initiate Patient™ Product as an Enterprise Master Person Index for the Intel® SOA Expressway for Healthcare
CHICAGO -- Initiate Systems, Inc., announced today that it will offer Initiate Patient[TM], a master data management MDM software solution for healthcare enterprises, as a pre-validated integrated offering on the new Intel([R]) SOA Expressway for Healthcare. By deploying Intel([R]) SOA Expressway for Healthcare, integrated delivery networks IDNs and health information...
Articles 2008-05-02
National Healthcare Decisions Day 2008
April 16, 2008 has been designated as National Healthcare Decisions Day. On this day throughout the United States healthcare providers, professionals, chaplains, attorneys, and others will participate in a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making. ANA and the VSNA are joining other organizations in promoting this...
Articles 2008-05-01
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut Introduces Industry's First Electronic Tool to Help Members Search In-Network Doctors and Hospitals; Transparency Tool to Enable Searches Via Web-Enabled Cell Phones or Hand-Held Devices
Connecticut members first to access comprehensive wireless provider directory NORTH HAVEN, Conn., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Connecticut today announced the launch of the industry-leading Anthem Mobile Provider Finder, a new online directory tool that will allow Connecticut members to search...
Articles 2008-05-01
Commentary: A new Act to combat genetic discrimination
Enthusiasm over the scientific advancements in the area of genetic testing has been tempered by the prospect that information concerning a person's DNA will be used to deny health insurance coverage. Despite the potential advantages of early identification of disease through genetic testing, many patients remained leery of being tested....
Articles 2008-05-01
Bill aimed at lowering health insurance costs for small businesses, self-employed
Legislation recently introduced by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) would allow businesses with 100 or fewer employees and the self-insured to join national or state insurance pools, which would lead to lower health insurance premiums. In addition to the implementation of insurance pools, the Small Business Health Options Program SHOP Act...
Articles 2008-05-01
Nationwide Survey Reveals 87 Percent of Consumers Question Safety of Personal Information, Yet Many Unknowingly Engage in Risky Behaviors
Exchange of Information Through Seemingly Harmless Behaviors Jeopardizing Safety and Confidentiality Entering Sweepstakes, Enrolling in Reward Programs, Filling out Warranty Cards All Help Fuel Hidden Data Trade Industry LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Despite placing the security of their personal information as a top priority, many U.S....
Articles 2008-04-30
iGuard.org Alters the Face of E-Health: New Web Service Draws 10,000 New Patients Weekly
First and Only Site Allows Patients to See How Drugs Actually Work in Real People PRINCETON, N.J., April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, iGuard.org, a free, patient-driven online healthcare community, announced the launch of an innovative new tool that brings patient empowerment to a new level. With almost...
Articles 2008-04-30
Day planner
May 3: Great Harvest Taylorsville, 5592 S. Redwood Road, is holding a gourmet pancake breakfast to raise money for Camp Hobe. From 8:30-10:30 a.m., the store will serve whole-wheat pancakes and their bread as French toast, all topped with Probst gourmet fruit syrups. Cost is $3 each, and the proceeds...
Articles 2008-04-28
Social Status Plays Role in Brain's Control of Health
New information about how the brain processes social status is outlined in a study by researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health NIMH. Using functional MRI scans, they found that different brain areas are activated when a person moves up or down in social status or sees people...
Articles 2008-04-24
2.1 Million University of Miami Medical Records Stolen
Florida's LoudSiren.com Steps-up to Protect Local Victims TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- On March 17th thieves stole computer tapes from a van used by an off-site storage company in Coral Gables, FL. The information on those tapes includes names, addresses, social security numbers, financial and health data. Anyone who has...
Articles 2008-04-23
Theranostics Health LLC of Rockville gets NIH nod
Theranostics Health LLC, of Rockville, which provides physicians and clinicians with highly detailed, personalized information aimed at treating an individual's cancer, announced that it has received an exclusive license from the National Institutes of Health to commercialize its proprietary technology for cancer diagnostics and companion diagnostics. Under the terms of...
Articles 2008-04-22
'Alarming' public sector data breaches revealed
Government departments and private companies have reported an "alarming" number of new data breaches in the wake of the recent HM Revenue and Customs fiasco. Details of nearly 100 cases of data breaches, two thirds committed by government departments or other public sector bodies, have been passed...
Articles 2008-04-22
OptumHealth Decision Support Proven to Help Consumers Take Greater Control of Their Health Care
87 Percent of Consumers Reported Service Provides Meaningful Information to Help Make Health Care Decisions; 96 Percent Satisfied with the Help They Received WASHINGTON -- OptumHealth reported from the World Health Care Congress today that 87 percent of consumers surveyed after participating in the company's new Decision Support...
Articles 2008-04-22
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