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HHS Final Rule Gives Patients Direct Access to Lab Results
Yesterday, HHS released a final rule
that amends the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act and gives patients
and their designees -- which could include personal health record
systems -- direct access to their laboratory results. HHS and consumer
groups say the new rule will empower patients. Washington Post et al. Read More
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
http://jamia.bmj.com/site/icons/amiajnl8946.pdf
- patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
- transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
- institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
- vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.