Make the EHR a safe harbor from criminal prosecution
The governor of Vermont, Peter Shumlin, devoted all of his annual speech to the problem of drug addiction. On the national news, Shumlin points out the link between prescription painkillers and death, and he calls for treating opiate addiction as a medical problem no different than cancer. The White House praised the governor’s position.
Meanwhile in another part of Washington, I’m involved in the federal effort to link the law enforcement Prescription Drug …