Improving Access to Health Care Data: The Open Government Strategy [Commentary]

Improving Access to Health Care Data: The Open Government Strategy [Commentary]
JAMA. 2010;304(9):1007-1008. doi:10.1001/jama.2010.1249 Access to high-quality data is critical to innovation, quality improvement, and increased efficiency in health care.
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Health Care Orgs Endure Data Breach Epidemic

Health Care Orgs Endure Data Breach Epidemic
Hospitals, medical centers and physicians’ offices have been responsible for a disproportionately large number of data breaches so far this year, according to one security study.
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FDA panel: data did not show benefits with Avastin

FDA panel: data did not show benefits with Avastin
Federal health advisers say unanimously that a follow-up study of the Roche drug Avastin failed to show meaningful benefits for breast cancer patients.
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New National Health Benefits 2010 Data: Office Visit Copays Show Variance By Industry

New National Health Benefits 2010 Data: Office Visit Copays Show Variance By Industry
BOSTON June 25, 2010 –( BUSINESS WIRE )– HighRoads , an industry leader in employer health care compliance and benefits management, today announced new 2010 research data which reveals average premiums for fully insured employers and the average copay costs by industry.
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HHS Launches Community Health Data Initiative

HHS Launches Community Health Data Initiative
IT companies, researchers, patients, and others will gain access to federal health information through an online data warehouse.
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Cools Apps a Focus in U.S. Community Health Data Initiative

Cools Apps a Focus in U.S. Community Health Data Initiative
Springing into action, the United States Health and Human Services (HHS) takes the wrap off of a recent effort to move public data out in the open. Today at 9 am ET the community event will take place at the National Academy of Sciences Building and [...]

Online Card Game Taps Community Health Data to Educate and Empower Residents

Online Card Game Taps Community Health Data to Educate and Empower Residents
A Web-based game that allows players to compare their community’s health to other cities is among a select few projects to be showcased at the upcoming Community Health Data Forum on June 2, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine and [...]

Health official: CD with NYer data lost for month

Health official: CD with NYer data lost for month
ALBANY — A health department official says a compact disc with the names of 328,000 New Yorkers has been missing nearly a month.
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