Seven pilot projects are beginning tests of The Direct Project, which enables simple, secure exchanges of information between two healthcare organizations.
The Privacy and Security Tiger Team will hold an all-day hearing Thursday on the issue of matching patients to all their relevant information, including electronic health records and financial data, to help ensure privacy as well as the quality of care.
The leader of a pilot project for the health record bank model describes how it enables patients to control who accesses their electronic health records.
A workgroup that's going back to the drawing board to devise recommendations for a governance body to oversee health information exchanges is seeking advice as it weighs options.
As it expands its presence in healthcare, Verizon has set the ambitious goal of issuing free digital credentials to 2.3 million clinicians, says Steven Archer, who heads the innovation incubator group at Verizon Business.
In the healthcare industry, medical image archives are growing exponentially. More studies, larger studies, longer retention, and new modalities are all driving the dramatic increase in storage needs. Facing this growth, healthcare information technology (IT) departments are seeking a way to reduce image archiving...
Building public trust in health information exchanges will require a series of essential privacy and security steps, including strict enforcement of federal regulations, thought leaders say.
All organizations involved in any type of health information exchange should be required to have digital certificates to authenticate their identities, a panel advising federal regulators on policy issues recommends.
Figuring out a way to make sure health information exchanges play by the same rules when sharing data nationally is proving to be a very difficult task.
Staff training, aggressive breach prevention efforts and strong sanctions for violating policies are key to creating a corporate culture that values privacy and security, says Alan Dowling, the new CEO of the American Health Information Management Association.
A national model for state laws on patient privacy issues would play a key role in the success of health information exchanges, says Richard Gibson, M.D., who recently testified before Congress
An advocacy group is using the results of a new consumer survey to help bolster its case for giving patients a clear-cut right to determine who can view their electronic health records.
The Mayo Clinic recently fired six employees for inappropriately accessing one patient's records. The high-profile announcement helped call attention to the need to address internal threats and set policies for dealing with privacy violations as part of a HIPAA and HITECH Act compliance strategy.
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