Recent advances in high-throughput genomic technologies are showing concrete results in
the form of an increasing number of genome-wide association studies and in the publication …

Abstract Cancer survivors constitute 3.5% of the United States population, but second
primary malignancies among this high-risk group now account for 16% of all cancer …

In a very significant development for eHealth, a broad adoption of Web 2.0 technologies and
approaches coincides with the more recent emergence of Personal Health Application …

To be sure, secondary analysis is not limited to quantitative data. Observation notes,
unstructured interviews and documents can also be usefully reanalyzed. In fact, some field …

Emerging electronic health record models present numerous challenges to health care
systems, physicians, and regulators. This article provides explanation of some of the …

OBJECTIVE: To determine how patients and physicians balance the perceived benefits and
harms of sharing electronic health data for patient care and for secondary purposes …

Objective To evaluate the effect of opt-in compared with opt-out recruitment strategies on
response rate and selection bias. Design Double blind randomised controlled trial. Setting …

Purpose: Sharing study data within the research community generates tension between two
important goods: promoting scientific goals and protecting the privacy interests of study …

New models of healthcare delivery such as accountable care organizations and patient-
centered medical homes seek to improve quality, access, and cost. They rely on a robust …

Background Although policy discourses frame integrated Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
as essential for contemporary healthcare systems, increased information sharing often …