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December 22, 2009:
Electronic patient records are not a panacea

December 9, 2009:
Manitoba to spend $22.5M creating eHealth system

December 9, 2009:
Fraser Health announces their plans to develop another costly health information sharing system. Read their press release here.

November 30, 2009:
Electronic Medical Records don't save money, says study in the USA

November 20, 2009:
New Democrat health critic Adrian Dix is asking B.C.’s privacy commissioner to review a release of private medical information of 77 Interior Health patients

November 15, 2009:
How are eHealth initiatives progressing south of the border? According to the New York Times, “Little benefit seen, so far, in electronic patient records.”

October 20, 2009:
Australian Government changes direction on eHealth records

April 7, 2009:
BC Government Fast-Tracks Costly E-Health System:
Unprepared and Unequipped to Safeguard Privacy

April 6, 2009:
BC’s Big Opt Out Campaign launches tomorrow

March 18, 2009:
Bill 52 could compromise medical privacy
The Edmonton Journal

10th March 2009:  
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/10/dna_database/
The Register

April 2008:
Why Are Doctors so Concerned About Protecting the Confidentiality of Patient Records?
HCIM&C

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