How Private and Secure is Protected Health Information?

Gerry Higgins shares his thoughts on discussions that took place at "The Personal Health Record (PHR) Roundtable" where issues focused on security, privacy, and standards of personal health records.

PHRs and Privacy: Tackling Tough Issues

Surveys by the Markle Foundation confirm that consumers want to be able to review who has accessed their PHRs and to be notified of any breaches.

Public Expects Benefits from Health IT

Public and doctors agree on importance of specific privacy safeguards.

Personal Health Records: The ‘Non-Use’ Case

A report by Kim Slocum, President of KDS Consulting, discusses the effort to drive HIT adoption through the consumer-focused vehicle of PHRs, based on Markle and other survey results.

Surveying Internet Usage and Impact in Twelve Chinese Cities

A two-year study of Internet use and its impact in China reveals that the key drivers behind its growth are market forces, including ...

Surveying Internet Usage and Impact in Five Chinese Cities

The ways in which the Chinese internet users utilize and think about the Internet are described in this public opinion survey of Internet use in ...

Surveying Internet Usage and its Impact in Seven Chinese Cities

Nowhere does the transformative power of the Internet present greater challenges or promise than in China, the world’s most populous ...

Connecting Americans to their Health Care

From January 2004 through June 2004, within the framework of Phase II of Connecting for Health, the Working Group on Policies for Electronic ...

Doctors and Consumers Support 'Blue Button' for Downloading Health Info

Both the US public and doctors overwhelmingly agree that people should be able to go online to download copies of their medical information, according to a new survey released today by the Markle Foundation.

Survey Finds Americans Want Electronic Personal Health Information to Improve Own Health Care

Survey shows that consumers view personal health records as an important element in reducing medical errors and increasing quality of care. Consumers see key role for government in protecting privacy, setting guidelines for sharing data.