Personal health records are becoming more prevalent as patients take control of their medical records. One of the reason patients like PHRs is their portability and accessibility. Physicians are now familiar with patients sending their personal health records from web sites such as Google Health and Microsoft’s Health vault and it is no longer strange to ask for the patient’s medical history and receive a USB drive. Read more...

There isn’t a doctor alive, who isn’t feeling the push to convert to electronic health records. Still, no matter how many financial incentives and government time limits are set there are physicians who feel that the initial cost and the inevitable problems found in such a massive conversion outweigh the benefits. One electronic health record vendor is addressing these concerns. Read more...

Recently the Department of Health and Human Services announced an interim final rule that effectively increases the monetary penalties that are levied against providers violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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