Patient Consent news from FierceHealthIT
NewsONC seeks vendor to develop, test electronic consent
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) is seeking a vendor to develop and test methods of obtaining electronic patient consent for the use of personal data in health information Read more...
Majority of Americans want personal control of health information
It's hard to get Americans to agree on much these days, but overwhelming majorities seem to want control over their own electronic health information. A poll from Dr. Deborah Peel's Patient Privacy Read more...
Peel pushes for 'informed consent' over every element of patient data
Depending on your point of view, Dr. Deborah Peel and her Patient Privacy Rights Foundation either continue to rail against the national push for EHRs or take further steps to hold policymakers Read more...
Privacy, security 'tiger team' split on when patients must consent for HIE
An HHS "tiger team" tasked with finding ways to ensure privacy and security of protected health information in the context of government-funded health information exchange has recommended several Read more...
HHS proposes stronger privacy protections under HIPAA
Proposed changes to the HIPAA privacy regulations would expand patients' rights to access their information and restrict certain types of disclosures of protected health information to health plans, Read more...
HIPAA is getting stronger and the rules are getting tougher
In addition to authorizing a net $19.2 billion in health IT funding, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act tightens HIPAA privacy and security regulations. The standards will be more stringent Read more...
NY proposes rules for standardizing data sharing consent
A New York-based group has issued a set of recommendations this week that take on what may be one of the biggest problems RHIOs face--setting uniform standards for getting consent for sharing Read more...
| Press ReleasesKrames Honored with Two Gold eHealthcare Leadership AwardsWinning Solutions Improve the Informed Consent Process and Support Shared Decision Making YARDLEY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Krames Patient Education has been presented with two eHealthcare Leadership Read more >> Advanced Data Systems Partners with 1450 and Dr. Ravi Venkataraman to Offer a Free EHR Webinar for Speech RecognitionPARAMUS, N.J., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Data Systems (ADS), a leading provider of healthcare automation solutions, will be presenting a webinar on Tuesday August 3rd to demonstrate the Read more >> Jericho Systems’ EnterSpace Decisioning Service (ESDS) Enables Secure and Private Exchange of Patient Medical Records betwJericho Plays Key Role in Delivery of President Obama’s Vision for a Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Jericho Systems Corporation, a leader in distributed Read more >> |
