Aja Williams | October 23, 2014
Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility. You’ve probably heard this many times during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, as well as throughout the year. It’s an important principle — one that we at ONC firmly believe.
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Joy Pritts | February 10, 2014
Thanks to the HIPAA Privacy Rule patients have the right to be informed of their rights with respect to their protected health information as well as how their health care providers and health plans may use and disclose such information. Health plans and health care providers are required to develop and distribute a written notice that provides a clear, user-friendly explanation of these rights and practices. These are known as Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP) and may be on paper or online.
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Deven McGraw | February 3, 2014
The Health IT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Tiger Team is considering potential privacy and security policy issues that could arise when a family member, friend or legal designee is given access to patient information through the Certified EHR Technology “view/download/transmit” (V/D/T) capabilities.
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Dixie B. Baker | December 5, 2012
ONC’s Certification Program includes the certification of two types of electronic health record (EHR) technology: Complete EHR and EHR Module. To meet the EHR adoption requirement to qualify for meaningful use incentive payments, an eligible professional or hospital can use either a Complete EHR, or a set of EHR Modules that collectively meets the definition of Certified EHR Technology (CEHRT). Responsibility for assuring that a set of certified EHR Modules can be successfully and securely integrated together is left up to the adopter.
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Kathryn Marchesini | October 3, 2012
Health Care Providers, Key Agents of Trust for Patients
A key purpose for developing a secure private computer network in the health care industry is establishing the capability for health care providers to access and share patient health information electronically and securely over the Internet to support patient care, often referred to as a health information exchange (HIE).
