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Scrubbing IDs Out of Medical Records for Genetic Studies

April 12th, 2010 · No Comments

Scientists develop an algorithm that can anonymize medical records, while leaving information that’s relevant for genetic studies of disease.

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April 10th, 2010 · No Comments

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Somerset Medical Center honors 25-gallon blood donor from Manville

April 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Alan Gray of Bridgewater, Somerset Medical Centers first 25-gallon blood donor (at left), recently presented Alice Gazaway of Manville an award honoring her for achieving the same milestone. SOMERVILLE Somerset Medical Center recently honored Alice Gazaway of Manville for…

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Health Care REIT reports 1Q investments

April 9th, 2010 · No Comments

Real estate investment trust Health Care REIT Inc. said Thursday it had $584.7 million in investments during the first quarter.

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URGENT: Man Arrested Over Health Care Threats

April 6th, 2010 · No Comments

A man from Washington state has been arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., over her support of the health care overhaul.

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Confidential medical records of Britons sent to India

April 4th, 2010 · No Comments

The patient records and confidential medical notes of millions of Britons were being sent to India for processing by the National Health Service (NHS), despite a promise by the government that personal information won’t be sent abroad, a media report said.

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Data Breach Incidents in India and HIPAA Compliance

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

A recent Economic Times Report in India which reported a successful Sting operation by a UK agency in which some health related data was bought from a medical transcription company has evoked some predictable response in US. As could be expected, there are voices stating that the best way forward for Health Care Information Security

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Houston hospital touts iPhone, AirStripOB app

October 28th, 2009 · No Comments

On its corporate website, Apple has profiled another hospital, Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston, Texas, which has outfitted some of its 19,500 employees across 11 hospitals with iPhones. Apple said that the hospital’s trauma ward is the busiest one in the country and that the facilities serve a metro population of about 5 million people.“Health care is a very real-time business,” David Bradshaw, Chief Information, Planning, and Marketing Officer at Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

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