MedeFile International, Inc. announced this morning that it has launched its new Community Outreach Program (“COP Initiative”) to provide local emergency medical first responders with the information crucial to making life-saving treatment decisions on a community-wide scale. The company also hopes that the new initiative will play a key role in offsetting local law enforcement agencies’ critical budgetary shortfalls caused by federal and state funding cuts.

“MedeFile is very proud to launch the COP Initiative – a truly innovative program created to reach an even broader audience of potential MedeFile members, while also providing the means to help local law enforcement purchase the policing technologies they require to enhance public safety in the communities they serve,“ stated the company.

With the coordination of participating departments, local municipal authorities and community leaders, MedeFile will be hosting and supporting educational classes at local public venues (such as public libraries, community centers,

Google Health offers people the ability to organize their health records. However, many people are extremely skeptical of claims made by a company with a history of brushing security vulnerabilities under the rug. Do you really want to trust a huge corporation with the privacy of your personal medical data, especially when its integrity in that arena is continually in question? For most of us, the answer is no.

As if a relatively checkered past regarding security breaches was not enough, it has been pointed out that Google does not fall under the category of a “covered entity” according to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Congress instituted this act in order to safeguard health care access and portability, and to prevent health care fraud and abuse. Many people are concerned with the way Google has found a legal loophole to skirt around

An article recently published by ABC News tells the story of an elderly couple, Don and Marlene Bryce, who took a cruise to the Mediterranean aboard a Holland America vessel. Unfortunately, tragedy struck on what was supposed to be the vacation of a lifetime, celebrating Don’s retirement.

According to the ship’s records, Don became ill a little over a week into the trip. After several calls to the onboard physician, Marlene reported no improvement in her husband’s condition. Four days later, on the floor of their cabin, Don Bryce passed away from a massive heart attack.

While it has been ruled that the staff aboard the ship acted in a manner consistent with professional medical procedure, Marlene Bryce is not certain that proper care was taken in the handling of Don’s situation. Mr. Bryce had a history of heart trouble, and the wait-and-see approach that was adopted