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.
View ArticleHealth 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.
View ArticleAdjusting, 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.
View ArticleDigitizing 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.
View ArticleAs 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.
View ArticleFast 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.
View ArticleOld, 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.
View ArticleThe 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.
View ArticleMore Using Electronics to Track Their Health
More Americans are tracking their health using smartphone applications and other devices that collect personal data automatically.
View ArticleHouse 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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