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Health Information Technology: Early Efforts Initiated but Comprehensive Privacy Approach Needed for National Strategy

Testimony before the Committee on Homeland Securit

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By Linda D. Koontz (au); David A. Powner (au)
Year: 2007
Pages: 19
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 1422313956

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Testimony before the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate. In April 2004, Pres. Bush called for the Dept. of Health & Human Services to develop & implement a strategic plan to guide the nationwide implementation of health IT. The plan is to recommend methods to ensure the privacy of electronic health information. The author was asked to summarize her report that was being released the day of this testimony (Feb. 1, 2007). The report describes the steps HHS is taking to ensure privacy protection as part of its national health IT strategy & identifies challenges associated with protecting electronic health information exchanged within a nationwide health information network. Includes recommend.

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