For the Record:

Protecting Electronic Health Information

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Publication Year:1997

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Committee on Maintaining Privacy and Security in Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
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For the Record explores major privacy and security concerns in protecting health care information in electronic form: increased potential for inappropriate release of information by individual organizations and systemic concerns derived from widespread data sharing among various parties. The book ...
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Front Matter	i-xxii
Executive Summary	1-18	(skim)
1 Introduction	19-36	(skim)
2 The Public Policy Context	37-53	(skim)
3 Privacy and Security Concerns Regarding Electric Health Information	54-81	(skim)
4 Technical Approaches to Protecting Electronic Health Information	82-126	(skim)
5 Organizational Approaches to Protecting Electronic Health Information	127-159	(skim)
6 Findings and Recommendations	160-196	(skim)
Bibliography	197-208	(skim)
Appendix A Study Committee's Site Visit Guide	209-220	(skim)
Appendix B Individuals Who Briefed the Study Committee	221-221	(skim)
Appendix C National Library of Medicine Awards to Develop Health Care Applications of the National Information Infrastructure	222-232	(skim)
Appendix D Sections of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-191) Related to the Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information	233-246	(skim)
Appendix E Committee Biographies	247-254	(skim)
Index	255-264	(skim)

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For the Record explores major privacy and security concerns in protecting health care information in electronic form: increased potential for inappropriate release of information by individual organizations and systemic concerns derived from widespread data sharing among various parties. The book makes recommendations for technical and organizational solutions and national-level iniatives.

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