First let me say I am not against health care reform. But why would anyone want to rush through any plan without the consent of the majority of the American people. While health care cost both on the personal level and on the national level aresomething that needs to be addressed is it wise to [...]

This has just been passed in the “stimulus” package and is a copy of what they do in Europe. Government pulls out the actuarial charts and say , “statistics show you do not have many more years of life, in order to reduce the nations healthcare costs you will not be given treatment. You are [...]

(pages 461-463 of the stimulus plan) Will I still have the freedom to keep my personal medical history private? Will it be mandatory for the government to access my medical records whenever they want? I don’t understand. Will I be able to “opt out” if I want to? Will citizens still have the freedom to [...]

Herb Lin, Ph.D. of the NRC at the National Academy of Sciences discusses the study he led that takes a look at Health Information Technology.

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have been recognized by the U.S. Government as a core component to national healthcare reform. Beginning in 2011, physicians and hospitals will begin receiving government incentives if they are “meaningful EHR users.” Though the definition of “meaningful users” is still under debate, the reason behind the definition is clear. It [...]