WebMD Gets Millions to Whitewash Obamacare

CCHC ^ | 10-8-14 | Twila Brase

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WebMD Gets Millions to Whitewash Obamacare The Justification document for the Obama administration's contract with WebMD states that WebMD is a "trusted source of information" and that a "consistent source of information is critical to the success of the ACA and Marketplace Exchanges." The $13.9 million is being spent to "encourage providers and consumers to turn to official information sources regarding the ACA and to create an accurate perception of the ACA among health care providers and consumers." But official or not, Chuck Todd at NBC News recently said the Obama administration has a "trust deficit." -

[Bronzy]

Well, I am not trusting Web MD.

[CPT Clay]

bump

[Timber Rattler]

$14 million propaganda.

[EagleUSA]

Obamacare: crime masquerading as health care.

[TurboZamboni]

PRIVACY LOST: 30.1 Million Patients Experience Data Breach

The HITECH Act in the 2009 Recovery Act (ARRA) essentially mandated that all medical records be digitized. It was the foundation on which Obamacare was built. Although the law does not require smaller data breaches to be reported, major breach reports have impacted 30.1 million patients in 944 incidents since 2009, according to The Washington Post’s “Wonkblog.” Breaches cost industry $5.6 billion each year...paid for by premiums, higher costs for care, and taxes.( Graphic by John Halamka, found at Chilmark Research)

EHRs Used to Push Minimum Wage?

There’s a move afoot to “improve the collection and use of work information in EHRs.” The plan is to use it for clinical purposes, “population health” and amazingly, in one clinic, to “provide advocacy on behalf of low-wage worker populations.” This initiative is starting in earnest in federally-funded community health centers.

http://www.healthit.gov/buzz-blog/electronic-health-and-medical-records/health-centers-leading-efforts-incorporate-patient-work-information-electronic-health-records/

Surprisingly, the Democrat-controlled Minnesota legislature refused to mandate collection of occupation data last session because the state health department objected.

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SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

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[Bronzy]

I hate what has happened to our health care. My husband and I used to have insurance that took care of us if we needed assistance. We would go to a doctor of our choice and pay the fee. We did need the insurance when we were in an accident....he died and I was hospitalized. Our insurance paid for my medical. Seems those days are gone.

[Clint N. Suhks]

You should send that to Mark Levin.

[publius911]

Chuck Todd at NBC News recently said the Obama administration has a "trust deficit."

Really?

That's like saying ISIS has a "humanity deficit."

Sounds real "authoritative, doesn't it.

[publius911]

I suppose that makes Web MD the "official" medical authority for Obama's and Holder's peoples.

Looks like they are already heavily involved in convincing us all that ebola isn't really as bad as the dumb "alarmists" insist...

[TigersEye]

Scandal: Wealthy Obama Donor Behind Epic Ebola Fail

Last week, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital revealed in a statement that a procedural flaw in its online health records system led to potentially deadly miscommunication between nurses and doctors. The facility sent Ebola victim Thomas Duncan home despite showing signs of the disease -- only to admit him with worse symptoms three days later.

Here's what I can tell you for sure: Texas Health contracts with Epic Systems for its electronic medical records system -- and the Dallas hospital isn't the only client that has complained about its costly information-sharing flaws and interoperability failures.

[Slyfox]

If you want unbiased information about any disease I have found that Wikipedia surprisingly gives better info than WebMD without all the multiple pages and without all those ads.

Look up any disease on both sites, compare them both and see what I mean.