
Issue briefs published by the American Hospital Association (AHA) present a snapshot of current hospital and health system use of health information technology with policy context and considerations.
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The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) released a legal and ethical framework and architecture for patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR) and comparative effectiveness research (CER).
More than four in five U.S. physicians (83 percent) have experienced some form of a cybersecurity attack, according to recent research by Accenture and the American Medical Association. This study, which is based on the experiences of roughly 1,300 U.S. physicians highlights the clear need for strong health data security.
Associate Research Professor Lara Cartwright-Smith, Research Scientist Elizabeth Gray and Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs Jane Hyatt Thorpe published “Health Information Ownership: Legal Theories and Policy Implicati
Professor Sara Rosenbaum and Associate Professor Jane Hyatt Thorpe guest edited the winter 2016 edition of the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics focusing on Health Reform: Assessing the Affordable Care Act and Moving Forward.