by drlund | Dec 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations
The first, and often only, financial concern of research participants is how much they are getting paid for participation. In studies that do nothing more than measure reaction time to identify a number in a serial string of letters, there is little reason to be...
by seidmand | Oct 30, 2010 | Commentary
In the wake of the HITECH Act, which encourages healthcare providers to use Electronic Health Records (EHR) through subsidies and reduced Medicare payments, patients may know that providers routinely store and transmit electronically their personal health-related...
by naomita | Dec 31, 2009 | Cases, Commentary
On May 12, 2009, the ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation filed a lawsuit on behalf of four scientific organizations – the Association for Medical Pathology, the American College of Medical Genetics, the American Society for Clinical Pathology and the College...