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Electronic Medical Records, the Story So Far

Posted by kdawson on from the work-in-progress dept.

StupidPeopleTrick writes "After the executive order signed in 2006, states are making strides with privacy breach notification but are struggling with enacting privacy laws and finding funding.
With looming deadlines to move to e-records and e-prescribing, where will the money and the privacy standards come from?"

3 of 136 comments (clear)

  1. Re:VistA - VA Open Source by Tony+Hoyle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Unfortunate name :p

  2. Re:HL7 CDA document follows... by MrNaz · · Score: 5, Funny

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
    <ClinicalDocument xmlns="urn:hl7-org:v3" xmlns:voc="urn:hl7-org:v3/voc" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:hl7-org:v3 CDA.ReleaseTwo.CommitteeBallot03.Aug.2004.xsd" templateId="2.16.840.1.113883.3.27.1776">
    <title>Consultation notes</title>
    <body>Patient is an incorrigible troll. Recommend medevac to an appropriate jurisdiction and performance of lobotomy. Note: This procedure may or may not result in reduced intelligence or motor skills, as levels between this patient and previously lobotomized patients proved comparable.
    </ClinicalDocument>

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    I hate printers.
  3. Re:VistA - VA Open Source by DCstewieG · · Score: 2, Funny

    Behold the power of the minus operator!