Archive for April 12th, 2007
Best Presentation on Privacy and Security for PHRs
April 12, 2007
Just posted by HIMSS Weekly Insider is a powerpoint by Lisa A. Gallagher, BSEE, CISM, HIMSS director of Privacy and Security, titled Privacy and Security Issues for PHRs. She presented this to a HIMSS task force I serve on and I consider it one of the most thorough treatments of this important issue I have seen. An important point is that HIPAA only applies to PHRs for “covered entities” like providers and health plans. It does not cover PHRs which are developed by employers or private health care websites. She outlines patient concerns including transmission of data through data exchanges, data mining, correcting errors, etc. What is the issue? “It is about who accesses, who owns, and who controls the information stored in a PHR, and how that information might be used.”
Definitely read this powerpoint. I hope it will become a white paper or journal article soon so it can be cited appropriately.
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