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After CPOE grief and the obvious but very important "what if it breaks?" issue, our immediate concern with putting all that medical data on a nationwide computer network is privacy. Who gets to look? How do you limit access to information and respect privacy when managing a disease, like diabetes or AIDS, that affects many organ systems and so involves many different kinds of doctors and services. Doctor-patient confidentiality seems quite likely to be one of the sacrifices Americans will be required to make to get this project going...
...editorials lambasted the attackers in an unusually united voice. Television anchors quivered in anger as they described the precipitous, and understandable, departure of the Sri Lankan team after the seven wounded players were released from the hospital. "They were our guests," Pakistani Sports Minister Aftab Gilani told the Indian network NDTV. "We are very sorry about this; it's really shocking." (See pictures of the attack on the Sri Lankan team...
...November. Student-staffed recruitment trips sponsored by the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative and the Undergraduate Minority Recruitment Program will also remain intact. The admissions office will also encourage more one-on-one contact between regional officers and high school counselors in their newsletter, Fitzsimmons said. And the Harvard alumni network will take on an increased role aiding admissions officers, said Harvard Director of Financial Aid Sally C. Donahue. “We hope that the fact that Dean Smith and President Faust have made such a firm and inspiring commitment to financial aid will be a strong, clear message that...
...library task force charged with developing recommendations to improve the strength and efficiency of the University’s library system, was announced by Harvard University Provost Steven E. Hyman on Friday. Since John Harvard donated his private collection to the College in 1638, Harvard’s library network has grown organically over a very long period of time, which has led to a high level of decentralization, according to Director of the Harvard University Library Robert Darnton ‘60. The structure of the current library system, which encompasses 75 separate institutions, a vast array of electronic...
...centuries-old debate over a person's right to die, usually in cases of painful terminal illness, is currently grabbing headlines with the arrest of four members of a group called the Final Exit Network. Authorities say the four helped an Atlanta man commit suicide last June, which, if proven, would be a violation of Georgia state...