EHR Ethics: It’s Not About HIPPA

Whenever discussions about electronic health records (EHRs) come up, HIPPA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is often trotted out as the end-all-be-all addressing privacy concerns. “Our software is HIPPA compliant,” answers the industry...
Two Good Things About Death

Two Good Things About Death

I don’t like thinking about death. Both personally and professionally I’ve seen enough of it to know how horrid it can be, but as a responsible adult, I do periodically think about the practical ramifications of my own death when updating my will or discussing medical...