Physician group practices installing their first electronic health records systems need to "create a culture that values privacy and security," EHR expert Margret Amatayakul says.
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has sued health insurer WellPoint Inc., alleging the firm took too long to notify Indiana residents affected by a health information breach.
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"There is no scary part in the process when it's all well thought out and planned," says George Tumas, SVP and CIO of internet services development at Wells Fargo.
A panel advising federal regulators on how to govern health information exchanges that share electronic health records using national standards is seeking comments on whether an existing organization could handle the oversight role.
Only a few days remain to offer comments to two panels advising federal regulators on important issues that affect the privacy and security of electronic health records.
In its second report card on the Obama Administration's privacy policies, the Electronic Privacy Information Center points out what it sees as many shortcomings, saving its harshest criticism for the area of civil liberties.
Organizations involved in exchanging electronic health records should provide patients with clear, brief notices about their data sharing policies, a privacy and security tiger team advising federal regulators says.
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