FDA improves Intel-made home monitoring device; House members debate EMR privacy;

> The FDA has approved a new system from Intel designed to support home monitoring of chronically-ill patients. Article

> House members continue to debate a bill creating a national electronic medical record system, with privacy protections being the biggest sticking point to date. Article

> The costs involved in implementing and maintaining an EMR rank among the top concerns of physician groups, according to a recent study by the Medical Group Management Association. Article

> A new Harris Interactive poll has found that the more aware patients are of medical data breaches, the more likely they are to believe that EMRs are less secure than paper records. Article

And Finally... Heaven only knows how this gentleman would have gotten through airport security! Article





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