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By Bob Coffield

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Follow The Top Lawyer Twits

Posted on September 21, 2008
Last week I noticed that I made JDScoop's list of 145 lawyers and legal professionals to follow on Twitter. I came in at #137 (@bobcoffield). Also making the list is my firm's IT Director, Bill Gardner, coming in at #69 (@oncee).The list is a great resource to find some of the leading lawyers experienced in adopting new social media tools into their practice of law...

100 Best Health Care Policy Blogs and Top 50 Best Health 2.0 Blogs

Posted on September 21, 2008
Thanks to the folks at RNCentral.com for naming the Health Care Law Blog to its list of the 100 Best Health Care Policy Blogs (see #21 under Politics, Legislation and Law category) and the Top 50 Health 2.0 Blogs (#49 under the Health Care Policy and Law category)...

Follow The Top Lawyer Twits

HIPAA: Can you release medical information to family and friends?

Posted on September 16, 2008
My favorite fellow HIPAA blogger, Jeff Drummond, over at the HIPAA Blog points out the Office for Civil Rights has issued new guidance for providers to follow when assessing whether or not they should provide protected health information (PHI) to the friends or family of a patient under HIPAA Privacy Rule 164...

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BeBetter: Charleston Based Health Company Is 15th on Inc.'s 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies

Posted on September 16, 2008
Today's Daily Mail covers Charleston based beBetter Networks, Inc. selection as the 15th fastest growing private company in the U.S. BeBetter was selected and is highlighted in Inc. Magazine's September edition featuring the 5,000 fastest growing companies...

EHealth Initiative: The State of HIEs

Posted on September 15, 2008
EHealth Initiative has released the results of the 2008 Fifth Annual Survey of Health Information Exchanges (HIE) at the State and Local Level.The survey included responses from 130 community based initiatives from 48 states. Here is a summary of the key findings.

Doc Searls: The Patient as the Platform

Posted on September 12, 2008
Doc Searls on The Patient as the Platform.I missed this post and am glad it was pointed out via Twitter. The title caught my eye because it captures in a phrase what I think may be happening to our health care information system - a shift from provider-centric records to patient-centric records...

Obama vs. McCain: A look at the differences in health care reform policies

Posted on September 12, 2008
For those interested (and we all should be) in the differences between the health care policies of Obama and McCain I a sharing a recent article appearing in the August 21 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.The article is by Jonathan Oberlander, professor of health policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill titled, "The Partisan Divide: The McCain and Obama Plans for U...

The Facebooking of Medical Records

Posted on September 12, 2008
Bob Wachter on the Facebooking of medical records over at The Health Care Blog. Great thought provoking read for those in the health care world and who understand the powers of online social networking tools for communication.Recently I just completed co-authoring with Jud DeLoss the feature article for the next AHLA Health Lawyers News on PHRs where we discuss what may be a major shift in health information gathering from provider-centric to patient-centric...

California Proposes New Privacy Breach Protections: Will Other States Follow The Trend?

Posted on September 10, 2008
Last month The LA Times reported on a new law (AB 211 and SB 541) moving through the California Legislature to increase protections around confidential medical and health information and create a new state Office of Health Information Integrity to oversee compliance, investigate breaches and assess fines...

Is Your Health Care Killing You?

Posted on September 09, 2008
Check out and download for free the EBook, "My Health Care Is Killing Me: a survival guide for the american healthcare consumer."The book was written by a couple of colleagues, Christopher Parks and Robert Hedricks, health care technology innovators and disruption mavericks who started change:healthcare based in Nashville...

5 blogs & 5 blawgers

Posted on September 09, 2008
David Harlow blogging on health care law at HealthBlawg tagged me via his version of 5 blogs & 5 blawgs. A new law meme started by the editor of Blawg Review in honor of Blog Day.The basic rule is to post links to five great blogs (other than law blogs) and tag five of your favorite law bloggers (otherwise known as blawgers) to do the same under the post title "5 Blogs & 5 Blawgers"...

2008 World's Strongest Man Competition, Charleston, WV

Posted on August 31, 2008
The 2008 World's Strongest Man Competition will be coming to Charleston, West Virginia next week, September 6-14. Find the full schedule of events and locations here and a list of the international competitors who will be arriving in Charleston to compete...

Twoctor, Twoctor . . I've Got A Bad Case of Tweeting You

Posted on August 30, 2008
Nedra Weinreich over at Spare Change explores uses for Twitter to improve health care in her post Twitter for Health. Great ideas on how Twitter might be used by those of us in the health care industry.Thanks to Jen McCabe Gorman for tweeting the recent post.

John Stossel's Perspective on WV Certificate of Need Law

Posted on August 30, 2008
Yesterday's Daily Mail article reports that John Stossel, co-anchor of ABC's 20/20 speaking at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's Business Summit spoke out against West Virginia's Certificate of Need laws. Stossel argues that free market is better than regulation of health care...

Why WV is Wonderful . . .

Posted on August 27, 2008
Another great example of why West Virginia is Wild and Wonderful. Rainy day in Charleston today - but this brightened my morning.Thanks to Rick Lee who has a knack for capturing the beauty of our state.

eHealthWV: West Virginia EHR Public Service Announcement

Posted on August 23, 2008
As a part of West Virginia's participation in the Health Information Security and Privacy Collaborative (HISPC), West Virginia Medical Institute and its partners launch the eHealthWV website focused on educating consumers about electronic health records and health information exchange...

Governor Manchin Approves Cardiac Catheterization Standards

Posted on August 21, 2008
The West Virginia Health Care Authority website indicates today that Governor Manchin approved the final revised certificate of need Cardiac Catheterization Standards.

Is blogging good for your health?

Posted on August 20, 2008
Is blogging good for your health?This Boston Globe article, Cancer blogs become part of treatment, indicates that blogging about your condition has a positive impact.The article states:Boyd is one of a growing number of cancer patients turning to the Internet to discuss their disease, keeping friends and family updated, and connecting with other patients, according to oncology social workers and psychologists...

ADVANCE Magazine - Article on EHRs and PHRs

Posted on August 20, 2008
Recently I was interviewed for an article looking at the legal issues involved in the developing world of EHRs and PHRs written by Beth Walsh for ADVANCE Magazine. The article, Looking at Legality: Medical Records - New questions and concerns are popping up around the legalities of EHRs and PHRs, appears in the August 11, 2008 edition of the magazine...

West Virginia Health Improvement Institute

Posted on July 31, 2008
The West Virginia Health Improvement Institute has launched its website that provides an overview of the efforts to improve the health care system in West Virginia.The mission of the Institute is to assist with the execution of the strategies outlined in the Transformation Grants awarded by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...

Creatively Living In West Virginia

Posted on July 29, 2008
Are you creative, looking for a place to be creative or have a need to find others who create?Come experience all that West Virginia has to offer. For a taste of the creative community plan to attend the Create West Virginia Conference 2008. More on Create WV...

The Use of Arbitration Agreements in Health Care

Posted on July 28, 2008
Ryan Brown, a health care attorney at Flaherty, Sensabaugh & Bonasso, PLLC who I regularly work with recently put together information on the use of arbitration agreements in the health care setting. More and more these types of agreements are being used as a way to avoid unnecessary litigation and provide an alternative venue to resolve health care conflicts between provider and patient...

Medpedia: The Medicine Wiki

Posted on July 26, 2008
The Medpedia project has been launched and will be the worlds largest collaborative online encyclopedia of medicine. Think of it as the Wikipedia for physicians and others looking for health information. However, Medpedia will have a more focused approach and utilize more authoritative and trustworthy authors...

Providence Health & Services Agrees To $100,000 Voluntary Settlement of Potential HIPAA Violation

Posted on July 23, 2008
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release last Thursday that it had entered into a Resolution Agreement with Seattle-based Providence Heath & ServicesHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) privacy and security rules...

Ohio Court Creates New Tort For Unauthorized Dislcosure of Medical Information

Posted on July 22, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court issued a recent decision in Hageman v. Southwest General Health Center, et al. Slip Opinion No. 2008-Ohio-3343 (July 9, 2008), holding that an attorney's unauthorized disclosure of medical information obtained during litigation in a separate proceeding could be the basis of a tort claim...

Ongoing Debate Over Revised Cardiac Catheterization Standards

Posted on July 17, 2008
Larry Messina at Lincoln Walks at Midnight round up of latest links/articles discussing the ongoing debate over the revised certificate of need Cardiac Catheterization standards. The debate has pitted hospital against hospital and resulted in full page ads and a media blitz by both sides in the debate...

WV Business Litigation Blog Hosts Blawg Review #168

Posted on July 14, 2008
This week's edition of Blawg Review is hosted by another West Virginia law blogger, Jeff Mehalic, over at the West Virginia Business Litigation Blog. Check out Blawg Review #168 for the latest in what is happening this week around the legal blogosphere...

Thinking Outside of the Box While Literally Thinking About the Box

Posted on July 10, 2008
I like to bring original thinking and creative solutions to my health care clients. Although the law is based on precedent, lawyers always need to remain current, thinking ahead and looking for creative solutions.Today I saw this "lesson in creativity" over at Jeff James' Create West Virginia blog...

2008Tour De France: Congrats to West Virginian, Will Frischkorn

Posted on July 08, 2008
Congratulations to West Virginian, Will Frischkorn, on his amazing 2nd place finish in today's 3rd Stage of the 2008 Tour de France. The 2nd place finish puts him 3rd overall at 1' 42" back.Will chronicles his win in his online diary at VeloNews via his Blackberry...

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