Patients would get stronger rights to obtain their health information and restrict who can access and use it under a proposal to revamp the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules.
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.
Federal regulators have unveiled major proposed revisions to the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules that were due more than four months ago.
A 234-page proposal to significantly update the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules is designed to ensure that patients' rights are protected as more health records are digitized and exchanged.
Those involved in forming health information exchanges recently got yet another reminder that they had better pay serious attention to privacy and security.
If you're looking for a way to persuade your CEO and board of directors to provide increased funding for information security, show them the list of major breaches reported to federal regulators.
We're watching to see whether a "tiger team" formed to advise regulators on healthcare privacy and security issues will speed up federal policy development and turn into more than a short-term effort.
A new federal "tiger team" on healthcare privacy and security is preparing its first set of recommendations, focusing on making sure healthcare organizations exchanging clinical information take adequate precautions.
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.
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