Comments on: Introducing “Pathology 2.0” as a Transformational Factor in Surgical Pathology http://www.darkdaily.com/pathology-2-0-transformational-factor-in-surgical-pathology-and-digital-pathology-systems-916#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed DARK Daily is a concise e-news/management briefing on timely topics in clinical laboratory and anatomic pathology group management. It is a solution to the dilemma facing anyone in the laboratory profession. Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:10:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Keith J Kaplan MD http://www.darkdaily.com/pathology-2-0-transformational-factor-in-surgical-pathology-and-digital-pathology-systems-916/comment-page-1#comment-3060 Keith J Kaplan MD Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:45:20 +0000 http://www.darkdaily.com/?p=3182#comment-3060 The "information" I am referrring to is largely educational and informative, both for patients and providers. This goes for both small and large laboratories. Nonetheless, based on personal experience, I think personal health information whether slides or laboratory reports I think is as secure, if not more via digital than with analog and paper-based delivery systems. The “information” I am referrring to is largely educational and informative, both for patients and providers. This goes for both small and large laboratories. Nonetheless, based on personal experience, I think personal health information whether slides or laboratory reports I think is as secure, if not more via digital than with analog and paper-based delivery systems.

]]> By: B. Blond, MBA, MT(ASCP) http://www.darkdaily.com/pathology-2-0-transformational-factor-in-surgical-pathology-and-digital-pathology-systems-916/comment-page-1#comment-3012 B. Blond, MBA, MT(ASCP) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:22:18 +0000 http://www.darkdaily.com/?p=3182#comment-3012 "Health insurers are building information-rich Web sites for their insured beneficiaries. It is now important for them to have laboratory test data that they can use to populate the digital health record of their beneficiaries." This gives insurers too much information. Insurers don’t need to know each person’s record in detail – it is a violation of an individual’s privacy for them to have the results. I see it as a HIPAA violation. If Obama’s plan goes through however, they won’t be able to turn down people for pre-existing information. “Health insurers are building information-rich Web sites for their insured beneficiaries. It is now important for them to have laboratory test data that they can use to populate the digital health record of their beneficiaries.”

This gives insurers too much information. Insurers don’t need to know each person’s record in detail – it is a violation of an individual’s privacy for them to have the results. I see it as a HIPAA violation. If Obama’s plan goes through however, they won’t be able to turn down people for pre-existing information.

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