Privacy Concerns Could Stall Obama’s Health IT Plans
President Barack Obama's plan to expand the use of health information technology could be hindered by an ongoing dispute over how to protect the privacy of electronic health records. The health care industry and consumer groups have been unable to reach an agreement on privacy safeguards that would give patients control of the use of their health records.
- "Privacy Issue Complicates Push To Link Medical Data" (Pear, New York Times, 1/18).