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Just a Little Bit of History Repeating
October 1, 2008 7:29 AM by Lynn Jusinski

OK, so maybe it's not exactly the same story, but it's pretty darn close. In a recent article I did, I talked to Marne Gordan, GRC market manager for Armonk, NY-based IBM Tivoli Software, and I asked her if a situation like the Lubna Baloch case could Read More...

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Utah Records Breach
July 7, 2008 12:37 PM by Lynn Jusinski

It's the unfortunate but frequent way that a facility experiences a medical records breach. Someone leaves medical records information in a vehicle, said vehicle is broken into and the information is out there, compromised. In this case , the University Read More...

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What the Internet Says
June 17, 2008 9:24 AM by Lynn Jusinski

I've had so many things that I've wanted to post about lately. Unfortunately, time has been a bit crunched. I'm working on a few articles that I'm excited about, and I'm also trying to get a brand new Salary Survey up and running so we can bring you the Read More...

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AHIOS Comments on Pending Louisiana Acts
June 11, 2008 1:49 PM by Lynn Jusinski

We received this statement from the Association of Health Information Outsourcing Services (AHIOS) in our inboxes this morning here at ADVANCE . I've covered AHIOS before, for an article on a different release of information (ROI) law. I've linked to Read More...

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Pondering PHRs
June 6, 2008 12:33 PM by Lynn Jusinski

After reading this article on CNN.com, I became curious about my own health information. I visited my health insurer's portal, and after struggling for quite some time to remember the password and user name I used way back when, I got a peek at what health Read More...

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USA Today Features Article on Patient Records
April 29, 2008 10:54 AM by Lisa Algeo

The headline screams, "Across USA, Anxiety Over Access to Patient Records." It grabbed my attention, and I found it to be an interesting read. It seems that back in 2006, USA Today set up a patient safety Web site to give readers a venue to express concerns Read More...

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In the Privacy Hot Seat
April 9, 2008 12:59 PM by Lisa Algeo

I'm sure most of you have heard about the privacy breaches at UCLA Medical Center by now. You can't turn on an entertainment show or open a newspaper without being barraged by "Celebrity Patients Need Privacy Too" or "More UCLA Record Abuses Found." The Read More...

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