Privacy, Security, and Health Information Exchange:
Building Consumer Trust into Health Information Exchange
December 1, 2006 | Article, Op-Ed, Essay, Letter
Journal of AHIMA
Journal of AHIMA
For nationwide health information exchange to succeed, consumers must trust that their data is being managed responsibly. Regional and other networks that create the nationwide exchange should make consumer trust a priority that is factored into every decision they make. Connecting for Health's Common Framework offers a starting point.
Identifies the policy issues that lead to trust (cross-cutting issues, obtaining patient notification and consent, appropriate uses of health information, identifying records that belong to a particular patient, authenticating the identity of users, patient access to his or her own information, audit trails, and breaches of confidential health information).
