Global Security Watch > The Health Care Blog: Get Privacy Right, So We Can Move On Already
[The Health Care Blog] A 2005 California HealthCare Foundation survey found that 67% of Americans were concerned about the privacy of their personal medical records”about the same as today. But the new survey also compares people who are using PHRs to those who arent.
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[Medicine and Technology [part of HCPLive]] Medicine and Technology [part of HCPLive]: PHRs motivate patients ...: “While there is still a lot of work to be done to overcome concerns about privacy, as more physicians adopt EHRs, their patients will have easier access to their health information. Most important, we need physicians and patients to start talking about how these tools can improve their communication and assist patients to be more in control of their own health.”
[HealthBlawg :: David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog] HealthBlawg: PHRs, EHRs, privacy, functionality, and what the ...: Those companies say that their privacy policies are more stringent than HIPAA and Google has said recently that serving ads on Google Health is not in the cards. The problem with relying on these statementsis simply that they are voluntary policies adopted by businesses that may change them over time.
[Patient Privacy Matters] Patient Privacy Matters » Blog Archive » AHIMA's Privacy ...: Lets all get on the AHIMA bandwagon and start educating consumers about the merits of electronic and personal health records. Lets demystify the rules and regulations around privacy and security so that providers and patients alike understand what they can and cant do with protected health information.
[eHealth Musings] Dear McGill University Health Centre ”¦ About your PHR « eHealth ...: Michael Martineau, an eHealth consultant and commentator, and Michael Power, a Toronto-based lawyer and noted privacy expert, teamed to write this joint blog post.
[RWJF - Publications & Research - Publications by Topic - Quality] Chapter 6: Privacy and Personal Health Records - RWJF: Addressing legitimate concerns about privacy is a daunting task for PHR advocates, but, from the perspective of the Pioneer Portfolio, that in itself is no reason to turn our backs to their many advantages. Coming to terms with the availability of medical information is just one aspect of the need to rethink privacy in a digital age.
[Rethinking Healthcare Blog RSS | SmartPlanet] Men get breast cancer too and what that means for screening ...: Rethinking Healthcare examines innovation in the health care industry covering topics such as electronic and personal health records, treatment, privacy, regulation and using information technology to manage and monitor chronic conditions.
[AlertSite Blog] What Health Care Reform Means for Privacy and Technology: But we can be sure that with the coming changes in our national health care system and the migration of patient data to the Internet, there will be a wide range of issues requiring Web monitoring and security to ensure patients’ privacy is adequately protected, and health care providers have consistent and secure access to the information they need to provide optimal treatment.
[blog.bioethics.net - the editors' blog of The American Journal of Bioethics] blog.bioethics.net: Bush: "[Electronic Health Records Must Be ...: Akaka, Democrat of Hawaii, who requested the investigation, said it showed that “the Bush administration is not doing enough to protect the privacy of confidential health information.” As a result, Mr. Akaka said, “more and more companies, health care providers and carriers are moving forward with health information technology without the necessary protections.”
[Federal Advisory Committee Blog] Call for Feedback on Health IT Strategic Framework « Federal ...: By updating the Objective 3, p.13, as follows:” Engage all levels of the public and private sectors, along with the international community, in coordinated activities to advance population health and preventive care (public health, biomedical research, quality improvement, and emergency preparedness) by using common policies, standards, protocols, legal agreements, specifications, and services for data sharing and building knowledge. “
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