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The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health InformationThe principles of the Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information below establish a single, consistent approach to address the privacy and security challenges related to electronic health information exchange through a network for all persons, regardless of the legal framework that may apply to a particular organization. The goal of this effort is to establish a policy framework for electronic health information exchange that can help guide the Nation’s adoption of health information technologies and help improve the availability of health information and health care quality. The principles have been designed to establish the roles of individuals and the responsibilities of those who hold and exchange electronic individually identifiable health information through a network. The Health IT Privacy and Security ToolkitAs part of a Privacy and Security Toolkit to implement the Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy and Security Framework) the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) developed a number of materials and guidance, respectively. The Privacy and Security Toolkit includes: |
Medical Identity Theft Final Report Privacy and Security Framework Announced NHIN December Forum Washington, DC ONC Strategic Plan Upcoming Events Medicine Meets Virtual Reality 17 Personal Experiences "We have hospitals in Afghanistan and Iraq, and many of the soldiers would arrive without records in Germany, with no record of the CAT scans or what happened in surgery in Afghanistan or Iraq. The clinicians in Germany would have to re-operate on the patient, would have to redo all their x-ray evaluations, CAT scans, etc...." ~ Colonel John Holcomb Stay Informed Stay Informed! Join our Listserv for automatic updates |