Dear Members,
I wanted to provide some healthcare information that I have come across while following the health care reform currently going on in the United States. I have tried to fact check and verify sources to the best of my abilities. Unfortunately, there is a great deal of misinformation available on both sides of the issue. While I wanted to present this argument in the form of a debate, I will soon be returning to my studies, a job, and other organizations and responsibilities (and will not have the time necessary to give this topic the attention that it deserves; it would also not be fair to the other party in a debate).
As a private American citizen, I am concerned about a variety of issues surrounding the healthcare reform (and the bill itself). I wanted to use this thread to voice both those concerns and to provide links to these sources. I encourage you to fact check both the sources that I have found, and any others that are submitted in this thread.
As a fellow INFJ member, I ask for civility and mature discussion of the issues presented in this thread at all times by all members. I do not have the authority to enforce what I am asking, but I am requesting it all the same.
I originally wanted to use a hybrid of online debate and classical debate (online for its fact checking and more complete response, and classical for its logic and real world discussion). This thread is an attempt to make that desire a reality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate#Classical_debate (online is below it as well).
My purpose on this thread is twofold: to inform and persuade. I disclose this information to show my sincere desire for an honest discussion on the healthcare reform (and issues surrounding it) that is currently taking place.
Thank you,
Azure
For the first part of the discussion, I wanted to talk about electronic health records or electronic medical records (EHR and EMR). As far as I can tell, they are synonymous terms. I believe that the implementation of EHR will undermine patient privacy and expose patients to potential loss of patient health information (PHI) and medical identity theft.
The first link is a general description of medical identity theft:
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/medicalidentitytheft.html
The second link addresses a growing concern among medical providers concerning EHR and identity theft.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/mar/27/health-record-identity-theft-growing-concern-among/
The third link talks about the financial and health implications of medical identity theft.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-perfi_02bus.ART0.State.Edition1.3a6ab43.html
The fourth link is an article about a claim made by several senior doctors from the Lismore Base Hospital (in Australia) that an EHR system in place will inevitably lead to patient deaths.
http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/story/2009/07/23/doctors-issue-a-deadly-warning/
This link is a report by the National Research Council that examines computer technology in healthcare.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/reports/comptech_prepub.pdf
Despite the problems that EHR exposes patients to, the government (according to the article) is setting aside $17 billion (or more) as incentives for physicians and hospitals to adopt EHR. I have provided the title and author of the article below: it can be found on medscape after completing a free registration.
Stimulus Package Could Convert More Physicians to EHRs
Robert Lowes
This is an article (on medscape) that talks about new problems that arise with EHR. The article below is also available on medscape.
EHR Meltdown: How to Protect Your Patient Data
T. Eric Schackow, MD, PhD; Todd Palmer, MD; Ted Epperly, MD
The government's protection of sensitive data is also an issue when it comes to EHR. I have found several links that reveal problems.
Sensitive Nuclear Data Leak
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9133921/U.S._mistakenly_posts_list_of_civilian_nuke_sites_
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/340078/Open_Government_Could_Lead_to_Data_Leaks
VA Leak; 26 million are affected. While the data is believed to not have been accessed and a settlement has been reached, it brings up legitimate concern over government protection of sensitive data.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/08/vets.data/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html
Another VA laptop is stolen. It is recovered, and new policy/encryption of data protects the device. I include this link to be thorough in the VA story.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html
File sharing of sensitive government data. Please read this article in depth.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/29/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5195953.shtml
I will also introduce a link to PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize winner of 2009.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/. The site tracks campaign promises (and their status) made by Mr. Obama.
I wanted to introduce three links in particular here that are associated with healthcare.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/517/health-care-reform-public-sessions-C-SPAN/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/aug/13/heath-care-fact-checks-greatest-hits-vol-1/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/aug/13/health-care-reform-simple-explanation/
Another website for consideration is www.factcheck.org.
I wanted to provide some healthcare information that I have come across while following the health care reform currently going on in the United States. I have tried to fact check and verify sources to the best of my abilities. Unfortunately, there is a great deal of misinformation available on both sides of the issue. While I wanted to present this argument in the form of a debate, I will soon be returning to my studies, a job, and other organizations and responsibilities (and will not have the time necessary to give this topic the attention that it deserves; it would also not be fair to the other party in a debate).
As a private American citizen, I am concerned about a variety of issues surrounding the healthcare reform (and the bill itself). I wanted to use this thread to voice both those concerns and to provide links to these sources. I encourage you to fact check both the sources that I have found, and any others that are submitted in this thread.
As a fellow INFJ member, I ask for civility and mature discussion of the issues presented in this thread at all times by all members. I do not have the authority to enforce what I am asking, but I am requesting it all the same.
I originally wanted to use a hybrid of online debate and classical debate (online for its fact checking and more complete response, and classical for its logic and real world discussion). This thread is an attempt to make that desire a reality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate#Classical_debate (online is below it as well).
My purpose on this thread is twofold: to inform and persuade. I disclose this information to show my sincere desire for an honest discussion on the healthcare reform (and issues surrounding it) that is currently taking place.
Thank you,
Azure
For the first part of the discussion, I wanted to talk about electronic health records or electronic medical records (EHR and EMR). As far as I can tell, they are synonymous terms. I believe that the implementation of EHR will undermine patient privacy and expose patients to potential loss of patient health information (PHI) and medical identity theft.
The first link is a general description of medical identity theft:
http://www.worldprivacyforum.org/medicalidentitytheft.html
The second link addresses a growing concern among medical providers concerning EHR and identity theft.
http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/mar/27/health-record-identity-theft-growing-concern-among/
The third link talks about the financial and health implications of medical identity theft.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-perfi_02bus.ART0.State.Edition1.3a6ab43.html
The fourth link is an article about a claim made by several senior doctors from the Lismore Base Hospital (in Australia) that an EHR system in place will inevitably lead to patient deaths.
http://www.dailyexaminer.com.au/story/2009/07/23/doctors-issue-a-deadly-warning/
This link is a report by the National Research Council that examines computer technology in healthcare.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/reports/comptech_prepub.pdf
Despite the problems that EHR exposes patients to, the government (according to the article) is setting aside $17 billion (or more) as incentives for physicians and hospitals to adopt EHR. I have provided the title and author of the article below: it can be found on medscape after completing a free registration.
Stimulus Package Could Convert More Physicians to EHRs
Robert Lowes
This is an article (on medscape) that talks about new problems that arise with EHR. The article below is also available on medscape.
EHR Meltdown: How to Protect Your Patient Data
T. Eric Schackow, MD, PhD; Todd Palmer, MD; Ted Epperly, MD
The government's protection of sensitive data is also an issue when it comes to EHR. I have found several links that reveal problems.
Sensitive Nuclear Data Leak
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9133921/U.S._mistakenly_posts_list_of_civilian_nuke_sites_
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/340078/Open_Government_Could_Lead_to_Data_Leaks
VA Leak; 26 million are affected. While the data is believed to not have been accessed and a settlement has been reached, it brings up legitimate concern over government protection of sensitive data.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/06/08/vets.data/
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html
Another VA laptop is stolen. It is recovered, and new policy/encryption of data protects the device. I include this link to be thorough in the VA story.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html
File sharing of sensitive government data. Please read this article in depth.
http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/07/29/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5195953.shtml
I will also introduce a link to PolitiFact, a Pulitzer Prize winner of 2009.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/. The site tracks campaign promises (and their status) made by Mr. Obama.
I wanted to introduce three links in particular here that are associated with healthcare.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/promise/517/health-care-reform-public-sessions-C-SPAN/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/aug/13/heath-care-fact-checks-greatest-hits-vol-1/
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2009/aug/13/health-care-reform-simple-explanation/
Another website for consideration is www.factcheck.org.
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