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Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, Inc.
A Voice for Private Physicians Since 1943
Omnia pro aegroto
Privacy - Electronic Health Records and Health Data Base
British NHS loses data; physicians to boycott database - 12/11/07
AAPS Comments to the American Health Information Community (AHIC) - 09/10/2007
AAPS Speaks for Patient Privacy - 4/6/07
Patients warned about insurer-controlled “personal” health records - 12/23/2006
Lost patient data has cost Providence $7 million so far - 12/22/06
U.K. National Health Service Having Problems Implementing HIT - 11/29/06
Head of Kaiser’s digital project quits; former Intel head promotes KISS strategy - 11/17/2006
CMS pushing for national health information network - 11/2/06
Medical records theft damages credit ratings, threatens lives - 10/12/06
CIA, Blue Cross benefit from interoperable electronic health records - 10/07/06
Commerce Department Missing 1,100 Laptop Computers - 09/27/06
Privacy breaches reported by nearly half of federal contractors - 09/9/06
Georgetown University Hospital suspends e-prescribing - 08/07/06
National health database near reality - 07/31/06
AAPS files amicus brief in support of physician challenge to mandatory reporting rules tracking antibiotic prescriptions to monitor compliance with "standard of care." -
McKalip v. Florida State Agency for Health Care Administration
- 3/24/2006
Action Alert - AAPS opposes HR 4157 - Health Information Technology Promotion Act - 02/23/06
AAPS v. HHS - AHIC committee advising HHS on adoption and standardization of electronic medical records must comply with Federal Advisory Committee laws - 2/22/2006
Electronic medical records a bonanza for thieves - 01/31/06
AAPS Statement Against Proposed tracking by the New York City Health Department of A1c lab test results - 8/17/05
AAPS Action Alert - Comments on Proposed National Health Information Network Due Jan. 18 - 01/15/2005
AAPS Comments to National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Department of Health and Human Services - 01/15/2005
Read the Federal Register Notice Asking for Comments on National Health Information Network - 01/15/2005
Share Your Comments on the Forthcoming National Electronic Medical-Records Network - 01/06/2005
Federal Anti-Medical-Privacy Push - Executive Order Mandating Electronic Records - 5/13/2004
AAPS Testimony on Computer-Based Patient Records
Letter to Senators Concerning National Health Care Database
AAPS News, August 1998 - Enumeration
