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Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference


Challenges/Solutions (continued)

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  • Challenge: Privacy and Security Oversight
  • Lack of state-level authoritative governing bodies to oversee the development, adoption and enforcement of common privacy policies and security practices for HIE
  • Solution: 6 states working on governance and oversight
    • Establish Governor's eHealth taskforce on Privacy and Security
    • Create a Privacy and Security Advisory Board
    • Establish formal work group to formulate and review P&S policy
    • Create an umbrella organization to operationalize P&S strategies and interact with Governor's HIE Commission and the state Health Policy Authority.

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