Recently in preparing a talk I was giving in Bologna I found a copy of a talk I’d given to WONCA, the world meeting of
Category: Law
HIPAA, Revisited
This past week, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), working in partnership with the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a massive omnibus
Thinking about Stage 3 of Meaningful Use
Last month, we updated our readers on the latest US regulations regarding Stage 2 of Meaningful Use, the effort designed to encourage the “meaningful” adoption
Meaningful Use Stage II And Patient Engagement
Late last month, the US government published the final rules regarding the second stage of Meaningful Use. The rules call for increased interoperability of health information, the
BMJ article: Patients must have control of their medical records
The cover of the British Medical Journal includes my article titled “Patients must have control of their medical records”: Imagine an elderly patient with heart disease,
Transparency: the latest panacea
Opening up NHS data to all will bring jobs, economic growth, innovation, a better health service, reduced health costs, and a new age in science. That