Category: opinion
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Health care not so far behind…
There seems to be a truism about the health care industry being 10-20 years behind other industries in terms of information and communication technology adoption and use. I’ve never really challenged this truism, but events of the past few days make me wonder. I’ve started exercising again and even joined a private fitness gym/club. Well,…
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Put your hands up! This is a robbery!
Earlier, I had an interesting conversation with a couple I had met about some of the security issues related to online transmission of health information. I was of the opinion that health care institutions should be more permissive in providing online access to their health information – be it lab tests, history, etc. I mean,…