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Opinion: Bloated patient records are filled with false information, thanks to copy-paste

STAT

I recently took care of a patient whose medical records included multiple notes about her past open-heart surgery. Only she had never undergone open-heart surgery. Read the rest…

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Study Digs into Patient Access to Electronic Health Information

Pharmaceutical Commerce

Findings suggest that participants nationwide who were offered and accessed their online medical record has more than doubled in the past eight years, but racial and ethnic disparities continue.

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How policymakers could tweak HIPAA to better protect abortion records

STAT

WASHINGTON — Patient privacy law offers little protection if law enforcement requests a person’s medical records — an issue that’s fueled concern as states impose restrictions on abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Jacobs recently worked with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.)

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STAT+: ‘Apples to apples’: How new health data rules could hold providers accountable

STAT

Last year, medical records opened up to patients. Before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, electronic health care record vendors will have to provide tools to easily pull big batches of patient data from their systems. This year, they’re opening up to the nation. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’

STAT

Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it possible for many health care organizations to share medical information without patients’ consent so long as it was being used to improve treatment or streamline business operations. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Opinion: Medicaid during incarceration: a step toward health equity

STAT

As a physician caring for chronically ill individuals recently released from incarceration, I’ve become accustomed to working as a detective of sorts, trying to piece together the care they received while incarcerated in an attempt to recreate their medical histories and treatment plans.

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New technology to “unlock” NHS records to revolutionise how we take medicine

Pharmafile

Summary: London, UK - New technology which can “unlock” medication records has been awarded £1m in fresh funding by Innovate UK. London, UK - New technology which can “unlock” medication records has been awarded £1m in fresh funding by Innovate UK. read more.