As Hurricane Sandy has put into stark relief, achieving wide-spread, interoperable, private and secure sharing of health information remains an important north star for the nation.
To help consumers, providers, insurers and other health data holders see how providing the ability for people to download their health records can improve health and health care, the Markle Foundation today released a new video showing the power of blue button technology.
This article describes the release of a new privacy and security instructional guide unveiled by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. It also mentions the release of the Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework Policies in Practice for Health Information Sharing (Policies in Practice), which addresses "a range of critical health information sharing implementation needs identified by experts working in the field." These Policies in Practice support the Markle Connecting for Health Common Framework for Private and Secure Information Exchange, a comprehensive approach for private and secure information sharing based on Fair Information Practice Principles (FIPPs), which was originally released in 2006.
Helen Pfister and Susan Ingargiola, Manatt Health Solutions, reference Markle’s The Architecture for Privacy in a Networked Health Information Environment, part of Connecting for Health's Common Framework, in a recent article about trust in the age of electronic health information.
Harley Geiger, Center for Democracy and Technology, uses findings from a recent Markle survey to support the statement that there is a general agreement on the sensitivity of identifiable health information and individuals should know when such information is breached.
The HHS looks for simple ways to educate the public on health IT issues after a recent Markle survey showed that only 14% of the public was familiar with the meaningful use incentive program.
GovInfoSecurity.com references the Blue Button concept, which Markle developed in collaboration with other groups to call for a set of privacy and security policies based on the Markle Common Framework.
IBM’s global health care ambassador, Lorraine Fernandes, discusses a Markle letter submitted to the Department of Commerce in February 2011 expressing the importance of FIPs in today’s society.
Mobilizing Information to Prevent Terrorism
We must learn to balance the risk of compromising classified information with the risk of failing to share information with those who can deal with the threats to national security.
