Who Needs the NSA?
This was sent in to me by a reader. It was a screen shot. Here is what he points out:
Be sure to read the fine print. If you want to connect to CMS, and that is REQUIRED to receive the money for EHR, they can look at everything and anything on ALL of the computers connected to the EHR. Since physicians in private practice like me ordinarily use just one computer for business and personal, it means the government is legally allowed to go on any fishing expedition they want.
So who needs the NSA when you have the CMS?
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Doug: OK, so now u have to behave like the rest of us and have TWO PCs. one for work stuff which u keep in your office and one for home and personal stuff (which u keep t home). which, btw, u should have been doing all along !! recall horror stories about a laptop full of patient info getting left in a taxi or hotel room.
I believe using your computer going through a remote desktop connection to the server that holds patients’ charts (all scripts, centricity, etc) leaves no records on your laptop. In other words, it is safe.
Please, all of you Authentic Medicine readers who think government does have a valid role in the daily provision of health care – please, let’s hear from you on this. I probably won’t get any takers, but would like to hear how someone defends this.
This is exactly what some of us have been warning agains for years, and a lot more of it is coming. A career in medicine is no longer conducive to independent thought, or having a happy life. Those who achieve either will be rebels, outcasts, and hunted.
Wow. That’s actually pretty impressive.
Thank you, Dr. xxxxx, and congratulations on the wedding!
I see you got my hint, Doug.
He sent you WAY too much information, especially considering the subject of this post. 😀
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yeeowch, I didn’t even pay attention…good pickup