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Study: EMR adoption lower in states with tough privacy laws
States with tough privacy laws that restrict disclosure of patient data tend to have lower rates of EMR adoption, and the relationship may not be a coincidence, a new study suggests. Writing in the
State privacy rules complicate EMR adoption
The heady task of computerizing medical records for hundreds of millions of Americans is made even tougher by a "patchwork" of state laws meant to protect patient privacy and confidentiality, two Los
