Lockheed Martin has won two contracts worth a total of $9 million to support further development of the National Health Information Network, a set of services, standards and policies that enable the secure exchange of health information over the Internet.
A committee that advises federal regulators on healthcare information technology policies has approved detailed recommendations for how and when to obtain patient consent for the exchange of their electronic health records.
The United States has a long way to go in leveraging information technology to minimize the health impacts of natural disasters, disease outbreaks, terrorist attacks and other incidents.
The nation's healthcare information exchanges must focus on privacy and security as they develop new functions and features, says Irene Koch, executive director of the Brooklyn Health Information Exchange.
Those involved in forming health information exchanges recently got yet another reminder that they had better pay serious attention to privacy and security.
A key to the success of emerging healthcare information exchanges is to build trust among physicians and consumers alike by paying close attention to privacy and security issues, says the leader of one HIE in New York.
A new federal healthcare task force on privacy and security, which will hold its first meetings June 10 and 11, will initially focus on policies and standards for the exchange of health information.
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