Health Care Law Blog

"Keeping an eye on health care law. Thoughts and comments on the health care industry, privacy, security, technology and other odds and ends. ...

"Focused on helping health care providers weave through the numerous and often overlapping state and federal regulations governing the health care industry and assisting them in business issues. Interested in the application of technology to the practice of law and medicine, including issues involving privacy of health data, social networking and the evolution and adoption of electronic medical record systems and other uses of technology to make health care better in the future for you and me"

Author: Bob Coffield is a lawyer in Charleston, W.Va.

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Recent Posts from Health Care Law Blog

AHLA Annual Meeting 2009: PHRs, Health 2.0 and the Impact of Social Media on Health Care
Today I am giving a presentation with Jud DeLoss on the topic of "PHRs, Health 2.0 and the Impact of Social Media on Health Care" at the American Health Lawyers Association 2009 Annual Meeting in…
Support the Declaration of Health Data Rights: #MyHealthData
The Declaration of Health Data Rights collaborative effort was announced this week by setting forth a simple, straightforward framework for health consumers right to their personal health information.The social media driven initiative has grown support…
Proposed Certificate of Need Rule: Hospital Ambulatory Health Care Facility
On June 8, 2009, the West Virginia Health Care Authority filed a proposed legislative rule with the Secretary of State and Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee titled Hospital Ambulatory Health Care Facilities. CSR 65-27. The official…
West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board Issues Legal Ethics Opinion on Metadata
On June 10, 2009, the West Virginia Lawyer Disciplinary Board issued Legal Ethics Opinion 2009-01 (What is Metadata and Why Should Lawyers Be Cautious?) to raise awareness among lawyers to be cautious when dealing with…
Microsoft HealthVault: You put your right HIPAA in . . .
In a post today, Sean Nolan, Chief Architect of Microsoft Health Solutions and blogger at Family Health Guy explains Microsoft's position regarding whether Microsoft HealthVault is required to comply with the privacy standards under the…
PHRs, The Model T, Meaningful Use and the Patient-Centric HIT Revolution
There is a growing discussion on the health consumer-centric (patient-centric) meaning of "meaningful use" of EHRs and health information technology. Jane Sarasohn-Kahn summarizes this discussion in her recent post, "Meaningful USe - or, whose health…
Ted Eytan, MD's Photo Friday
Thanks to Ted Eytan, MD for featuring Jane Sarasohn-Kahn and me as the "Photo Friday" models of the week. The photo was taken at the start of our testimony before NCVHS on the future of…
NCVHS: Report of Hearing on "Meaningful Use" of Health Information Technology
The National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics (NCVHS) has issued its initial Report of Hearing on "Meaningful Use" of Health Information Technology.The May 18,2009 report is directed to David Blumenthal, MD, National Coordinator of…
ONC Developing Online Project To Educate Consumers About PHRs
Government Health IT reports that the the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) is developing an online model containing information for consumers about personal health records (PHRs) and the privacy policies related to their use.…
X PRIZE: $10M Incentive to Innovate In Health Care (Reform)
Scott Shreeve, MD, Senior Health Advisor at the X PRIZE Foundation sent out a call last week to all health care bloggers to participate in a blog rally to promote the idea and effort behind…