American Health Care Act Will Restore, Protect, and Preserve the Doctor-Patient Relationship

15. March 2017 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Yesterday, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., joined President Trump and Vice President Pence at the White House for a listening session on healthcare. The participants included doctors, patients, and small business owners who discussed Obamacare and how the current law is failing them. After listening to their stories, the Secretary released the ...

Judge says author lied about having cancer, donating to charity – New York Post

15. March 2017 Health, HIPAA 0
Ten Eyewitness News Judge says author lied about having cancer, donating to charityNew York PostCANBERRA, Australia — Australian author and blogger Belle Gibson, who lied about beating a normally deadly brain tumor through healthy eating, exploited public generosity by falsely claiming most of her income went to charities, a judge said Wednesday.Australian blogger guilty over ...

5 big challenges to utilizing genomic data for precision medicine

14. March 2017 Health 0
Precision medicine holds the key to better health. And as the industry moves more toward value-based care, its evidence-based principles can help providers ease into the transition. “It’s a big step to go from trial-and-error medicine to evidence-based medicine,” said Jim Adams, executive director of research at The Advisory Board. “Even for evidence-based care and ...