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The Social Life of Health Information

A new Pew Internet/CHCF national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family members as one of the top three ways people search for answer to their health care questions.

Evaluating One-e-App

CHCF and The California Endowment funded the development of One-e-App, a Web-based program that enables users to apply for multiple public insurance programs at once. Read a business case assessment by The Lewin Group.

Privacy, Security, and the Stimulus Bill

The recently enacted economic stimulus legislation includes a number of improvements to federal health privacy law. This brief looks at issues of privacy and security in the wake of ARRA.

Physician Practices

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

New York Doctor Forms Online Practice for Healthy Uninsured

Minnesota Public Radio's "Future Tense" on Monday included a discussion with Jay Parkinson, a general practitioner in Brooklyn, N.Y., who founded a solo practice that treats young, healthy uninsured patients over e-mail, instant message or video chat.

Parkinson said he set up the site a few days ago and has received many positive comments from physicians. He said he has received some criticism from authors of blogs who raised privacy concerns.

Parkinson compares treating patients online to banking online and said patients' personal information will be protected (Gordon, "Future Tense," Minnesota Public Radio, 9/24).

Audio of the segment is available online.



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