Everyone has a role in protecting patient privacy, and securing health information. ONC's Health Information Technology Policy Committee’s (HITPC) Privacy and Security Tiger Team and the Committee's Privacy & Security Tiger Team have provided guidance and value as ONC has worked to promote the secure adoption of health IT. Please take a look at the impact the HITPC's Tiger Team has had on ONC's role to inspire trust and confidence in health IT. You can view the new infographic and learn more by visiting HealthIT.gov.
There is also newly released Data Brief reporting results from the 2012 ONC Consumer Survey on Privacy and Security. The Data Brief highlights the critical role of health care providers in making sure that reasonable privacy and security protections are in place for electronic health records (EHRs) and other health IT. Click here for the Infographic and for more information.
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Ethics and HIT
Challenges...
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- 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.