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In late June, it was reported that the Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) was bringing suit against the Rhode Island Department of Health, claiming that the rules adopted by DOH to establish a statewide HIE do not go far enough, nor are they explicit enough, to protect patient privacy. In its suit, the ACLU asks the Rhode Island State Superior Court to declare the rules made public by the DOH “incomplete and not compliant with HIE requirements.”
Hospitals, let alone eligible providers, seeking to qualify for HITECH incentives have a steep hill to climb, even those with EMRs that are operational or in advanced stages of implementation. Why? One need only look at some recent survey data. On January 4, 2010, Computer Sciences Corporation released the results of a survey of 58 […]
