http://archive2.mrc.org/taxonomy/term/23239/all en http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/midst-data-scandals-networks-ignore-dangers-electronic-medical-records <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Three years after Obama push for monitoring health information, ABC, CBS and NBC skip privacy concerns. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-source"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> By</div> <a href="/author/kristine-marsh">Kristine Marsh</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Identity theft. Government corruption. Ineffective solutions and broken promises. All of these problems have stemmed from electronic storage of medical records, but the United States is still moving forward with President Obama’s initiative he set in motion years ago, July 13, 2010. </p> <p>On that day,<i> </i>President Obama mandated that hospitals and doctor’s offices convert all their paper medical records into a government-approved and regulated electronic system under the HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) Act. </p><p><a href="http://archive2.mrc.org/articles/midst-data-scandals-networks-ignore-dangers-electronic-medical-records" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Articles MRC Business Business Government electronic medical records health records obama privacy Mon, 15 Jul 2013 14:06:32 +0000 dan.gainor 44015 at http://archive2.mrc.org