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Breaches Lead to Push to Protect Medical Data

The Department of Health and Human Services is using existing rules to enforce medical privacy, but some wonder if stronger laws are needed.

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Health Law in a Swirl of Forecasts

A survey by McKinsey & Company about health coverage under the new law has come under fire, while other polls show conflicting predictions.

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Adjusting, More M.D.’s Add M.B.A.

Once there were five or six joint M.D./M.B.A. programs at the nation’s universities, but now there are 65 as more doctors realize health care is a business.

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Digitizing Health Records, Before It Was Cool

In the growing business of electronic medical records, Epic Systems is far from a newcomer: it started more than 30 years ago, and now helps keep track of 40 million patients.

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As Smartphones Become Health Aids, Ads May Follow

In addition to tracking health symptoms, smartphone owners frequently downloaded apps to help manage their eating, drinking and exercise, and advertisers have noticed.

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Fast Access to Records Helps Fight Epidemics

Electronic medical records, by uploading data automatically to state health departments, are enabling officials to identify and track outbreaks more quickly than ever.

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Old, Trusting and Tricked Out of Life Savings

People who grew up in the 1930s, ’40s and ’50s were generally raised to be polite and trusting. Con artists exploit these traits.

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The Ups and Downs of Electronic Medical Records

Electronic record systems can make health care more efficient and less expensive, but their potential for mistakes and confusion can be frustrating, costly and even dangerous.

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More Using Electronics to Track Their Health

More Americans are tracking their health using smartphone applications and other devices that collect personal data automatically.

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House Calls Are Making a Comeback

Visits by palliative care specialists let medical professionals monitor patients’ physical and emotional health and arrange help with needed tasks.

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