tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post114985355050473087..comments2024-03-18T03:28:36.581-04:00Comments on Shrink Rap: HR 4157: Electronic Health Records DebateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-54193450359793595742011-05-02T01:03:03.734-04:002011-05-02T01:03:03.734-04:00The last thing I'd want is my psych record in ...The last thing I'd want is my psych record in a digital data bank.Sunny CAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451116932556227816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-39891550182259052352011-05-01T23:55:03.172-04:002011-05-01T23:55:03.172-04:00None of the links to the VA situation seem to work...None of the links to the VA situation seem to work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1151337809414510392006-06-26T12:03:00.000-04:002006-06-26T12:03:00.000-04:00thanks, I'll forward your comment to Roy...thanks, I'll forward your comment to Roy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1151331053638976852006-06-26T10:10:00.000-04:002006-06-26T10:10:00.000-04:00Who knows if you'll even see this comment, but to ...Who knows if you'll even see this comment, but to update you, this article just came out:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://govhealthit.com/article94997-06-23-06" REL="nofollow">Opt in or opt out of NHIN? Committee can't decide</A><BR/><BR/>It's also a really good website if you want to keep up with what our government is doing with health IT issues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1150246611901609882006-06-13T20:56:00.000-04:002006-06-13T20:56:00.000-04:00Thanks Jennifer; please stay in touch and keep us ...Thanks Jennifer; please stay in touch and keep us updated.ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1150245575522518882006-06-13T20:39:00.000-04:002006-06-13T20:39:00.000-04:00I wish I had seen this post sooner! I skip this b...I wish I had seen this post sooner! I skip this blog for a few days and look what happens! haha! I need to quit being a slave to work so I can get re-addicted to blogs. :-)<BR/><BR/>Anyways, my line of work deals specifically with privacy and is connected (in a way) to Health IT systems. First of all, the electronic health records are going to be voluntary for people in the private sector. At first, it will only affect those in the government’s system such as military personnel (always the guinea pig!). Everything I’ve been reading on the many proposed bills, states that it will not be mandatory for people to participate. You can stay doing things the old fashioned way. And if you think about it, doctors in private practice are going to have a very hard time affording the technology that will be required. There is a lot of debate going on right now on how to help the solo practitioners make use of electronic records. <BR/><BR/>I could go on and on and on and on about this subject, but I’ll spare all of you the novel. But it’s really interesting to read the pros and cons to electronic health records. The points you bring up are very valid and Congress is going to have to address these issues in some way. Right now HHS is in the process of creating rules and guidelines for the health side of things. Congress will probably need to address the law enforcement aspect. I have a spreadsheet tracking all the different Health IT related bills, but it's on my other computer so I can't give you which bills are addressing these kinds of issues. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26666124.post-1149857024010545052006-06-09T08:43:00.000-04:002006-06-09T08:43:00.000-04:00Will people be able to opt out of this national he...Will people be able to opt out of this national health information system? And what happens when law enforcement decides to subpoena aggregate data to investigate patterns of national drug abuse? Or infectious diseases? Or physician's prescribing of controlled substances? The last thing I would worry about is some outside person hacking into the system or losing my personal information. I'd be much more worried about how the government will use the information it legitimately has access to.ClinkShrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13316134491751195651noreply@blogger.com