tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post267638467699899352..comments2024-01-25T17:58:34.297-05:00Comments on Scott's Web Log: Is Healthcare Privacy Really "Too Complicated"?Scott Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-5664811433932027952009-09-23T19:49:41.237-04:002009-09-23T19:49:41.237-04:00Heath Care Renewal has a tremendous amount of info...Heath Care Renewal has a tremendous amount of information about health IT. BESIDES the patient privacy issue, the IT doctor points out that as long as health IT is portrayed as the 'great savior' for reducing healthcare costs, we are looking through rose-colored glasses. Poorly done health-related IT may actually increase costs . . . and the IT companies have successfully situated themselves where they answer to no-one. Privacy issues--that's not the IT responsibility; medical errors/bad programming--that's not the IT responsibility. To make matters worse, the IT companies seeking dominance in healthcare have already written in non-disclosure clauses whereby if a doctor or hospital finds a problem--he/they cannot alert other end-users of the problem because of intellectual property issues.<br /><br />In re: patient privacy, it would appear the solicitation by a pharmacy chain of a single pharmaceutical (Prozac) and resulting court battle--it seems any consequences that may result from privacy breaches is merely another 'cost of doing business.'<br /><br />I suppose as long as we are willing to act like sheep, we deserve the label "sheeple" and our leaders can rely upon us to compliantly baaaaah!<br /><br />MelodyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16774010.post-79603742997184437562009-09-23T16:43:44.838-04:002009-09-23T16:43:44.838-04:00Scott-
Huge eye opener!Scott-<br /><br />Huge eye opener!Cherisehttp://www.diabetesdaily.com/nicolenoreply@blogger.com