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Why Electronic Medical Records Still Leak

John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | September 18, 2009

I hear it time and time again in the e-health industry: “If only we had everyone on an electronic medical record, all of our security and privacy issues would be solved!” Really? Perhaps I should introduce you to a little something psychologists like to call “human behavior.” Human behavior will always trump technology when it [...]

E-Patient Discovers Significant Flaws in System, Spin Doctors Get to Work

John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | April 14, 2009

It is absolutely amazing to watch the unfolding saga the moment a real patient enters real data into Google Health from his hospital’s medical records. The way the marketing folks tell us, this is a seamless exercise that gets you up and running on personal health records (PHRs) like Google Health instantly. The reality, as [...]