Privacy and Security of EHRs
Curious about the privacy and security of electronic health records (often called electronic medical records)? We cover the latest updates on policies and procedures in place to ensure the protection of data electronically stored in EHRs and EMRs.
Latest Blog Posts
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Changing Policies Changes Practices: Patient Access and Input to Their Health Record
One of the promises of health IT is to provide patients easier access to their health information. This is a focus of ONC’s consumer e-health efforts and CMS’ meaningful use regulations. But this isn’t a new policy for HHS. In fact, we have ensured that patients have had a right to access their health information since 2002.
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HHS Mobile Devices Roundtable: Health Care Delivery Experts Discuss Clinicians’ Use of and Privacy & Security Good Practices for mHealth
Clinicians are increasingly finding mobile devices such as tablets, laptops, smart phones and PDAs useful in health care delivery due to their speed, convenience, and flexibility. But as the health care industry rapidly adopts these mobile devices, there is a growing concern about the potential privacy and security vulnerabilities that are cropping up in the process. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is striving to better understand this evolving marketplace, particularly from a privacy and security perspective, against the backdrop of our overall efforts to promote and enable health IT.
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Mobile Device Privacy and Security Good Practices for Health Information
Recent surveys and research show that the health care sector is rapidly adopting mobile technology, and it’s only expected to have more significant uptake in the future. This isn’t surprising. Laptops, tablets, and smart phones are fast and convenient means of communicating all sorts of data including health information.